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).

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning
• Published: 5 July 2018
• Last updated: 14 January 2020 — See all updates

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.

• MET Office out of hours incident reporting number change Environmental Alert 001/2020 - Issue date 14 January 2020 (PDF, 143KB, 1 page)

• Phase Down of F gas in 2020 Environmental Alert 001/2019 - Issue Date 13 May 2019 (PDF, 80.3KB, 2 pages)

• Construction and commissioning of chemical storage tanks Environmental Alert 003/2017 - Issue date 07 December 2017 (PDF, 51.9KB, 2 pages)

• Note to Industry of the requirement to inform United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) Environmental Alert 002/2017 - Issue date 16 November 2017 (PDF, 36KB, 3 pages)

• Lower BOP annular and implications for capping stack Environmental Alert 001/2017 - Issue date 3 July 2017 (PDF, 104KB, 2 pages)

• OPEP Guidance revision Environmental Alert 003/2016 - Issue date 19 December 2016 (PDF, 26.7KB, 1 page)

• Investigation findings into EIA decisions, Marine Licences and survey consents Environmental Alerts 002/2016 - Issue date 02 November 2016 (PDF, 92.8KB, 1 page)

• Incorrect co-ordinates being recorded on a PON1 Environmental Alert 001/2016 - Issue date 15 April 2016 (PDF, 83.5KB, 1 page)

• Explanation of use for ‘Known Third Party’ option on PON1 reporting form Environmental Alert 003/2015 (Amended) - Issue date 5 August 2015 (PDF, 146KB, 3 pages)

• Environmental permits - Operator name Environmental Alert 002/2015 - Issue date 1 April 2015 (PDF, 24.2KB, 1 page)

• Inspection and monitoring of BOP control lines Environmental Alert 001/2015 - Issue date 3 March 2015 (PDF, 393KB, 3 pages)

• Bunkering Operations during the hours of darkness - PON1 reports Environmental Alert 006/2014 - Issue date 31 December 2014 (PDF, 103KB, 1 page)

• Incorrect calculation of oil on sand concentrations Environmental Alert 005/2014 - Issue date 10 November 2014 (PDF, 82.2KB, 2 pages)

• Energy Act 2008, Part 4a - Consent to Locate Environmental Alert 004/2014 - Issue date 28 October 2014 (PDF, 93.1KB, 1 page)

• F-Gas Regulations Environmental Alert 003/2014 - Issue date 29 August 2014 (PDF, 25.6KB, 1 page)

• Emergency Deposit Consents Environmental Alert 002/2014 - Issue date 25 April 2014 (PDF, 103KB, 2 pages)

• PON1 reporting requirements Environmental Alert 001/2014 - Issue date 31 March 2014 (PDF, 27.5KB, 2 pages)

• F-Gas reporting awareness Environmental Alert 007/2013 - Issue date 20 November 2013 (PDF, 36.2KB, 2 pages)

• Emergency chemical permit variations Environmental Alert 006/2013 - Issue date 20 September 2013 (PDF, 87.2KB, 1 page)

• Risk assessments for temporary equipment Environmental Alert 005/2013 - Issue date 19 August 2013 (PDF, 24.9KB, 2 pages)

• Oil sample handling Environmental Alert 004/2013 - Issue date 29 July 2013 (PDF, 85.6KB, 2 pages)

• Late submission of PON1s Environmental Alert 003/2013 - Issue date 23 May 2013 (PDF, 25.9KB, 2 pages)

• Composition of releases to sea Environmental Alert 002/2013 - Issue date 27 March 2013 (PDF, 12KB, 1 page)

• Procedures for environmentally critical tasks Environmental Alert 001/2013 - Issue date 14 January 2013 (PDF, 34.4KB, 1 page)

• Cargo offload systems Environmental Alert 002/2012 - Issue date 29 November 2012 (PDF, 69.7KB, 1 page)

• Bunkering of bulk products/chemicals Environmental Alert 001/2012 - Issue date 30 October 2012 (PDF, 10.5KB, 1 page)

• Lost or dropped objects from offshore installations Environmental Alert 002/2011 - Issue date 09 December 2011 (PDF, 10.7KB, 1 page)

• Oil pollution incident response training Environmental Alert 001/2011 - Issue date 06 October 2011 (PDF, 47.1KB, 2 pages)

• Inclusion of subsea infrastructure in OPEPs Environmental Alert 001/2010 - Issue date 05 January 2010 (PDF, 69.1KB, 1 page)

• New emergency chemical permit variations procedure Environmental Alert 004/2009 - Issue date 11 August 2009 (PDF, 56.1KB, 2 pages)

• Permit applications/non-compliances/investigations Environmental Alert 003/2009 - Issue date 04 June 2009 (PDF, 61.4KB, 2 pages)

• Emergency contact numbers Environmental Alert 002/2009 - Issue date 02 April 2009 (PDF, 56.4KB, 1 page)

• Closure of isolation valves Environmental Alert 001/2009 - Issue date 09 March 2009 (PDF, 53.5KB, 1 page)

• Environmental risk from drainage pump Environmental Alert 001/2008 - Issue date 12 November 2008 (PDF, 61.5KB, 1 page)

Published 5 July 2018
Last updated 14 January 2020 + show all updates

1. 14 January 2020

   Addition of Environmental Alert 001/2020

2. 13 May 2019

   Addition of Environmental Alert 001/2019

3. 5 July 2018

   First published.