Guidance

Oil and gas: environmental alert notices

Published environmental alert notices issued in order to raise awareness of any environmental issues on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS).

The Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) regularly issues environmental alert notices in order to raise awareness of any environmental issues on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) so companies can respond appropriately. They are issued directly to Oil and Gas operators and published below.

Updates to this page

Published 5 July 2018
Last updated 12 June 2025 show all updates
  1. Reminder to Permit Holders of their responsibilities and compliance obligations with regards to usage (and specifically injection) concentrations of offshore chemicals.

  2. Publication of Environmental Alert 002/2024, Reporting of offshore installation movements.

  3. An Environmental Alert (001/2024) is added which advises a partial relaxation with regards to the required range for fog signals on Offshore Installations.

  4. A new environmental alert has been published by OPRED.

  5. Note to Duty Holders, particularly those who utilise ATEX call point activation switches to control systems with the potential for environmental release.

  6. Addition of Environmental Alert 001/2021

  7. Explanation of use for ‘Known Third Party’ option on PON1 reporting form removed due to change in Guidance.

  8. Addition of Environmental Alert 001/2020

  9. Addition of Environmental Alert 001/2019

  10. First published.

Sign up for emails or print this page