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We’re responsible for regulating environmental and decommissioning activity for offshore oil and gas operations, including carbon capture and storage operations, on the UK continental shelf. OPRED is part of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero .
RIDA funds research and development in new technologies, and new approaches to existing technologies, that support Sustainable Development Goals in south-east Asia.
Find out if you can claim Enhanced R&D intensive support (ERIS) as a loss-making, small and medium enterprise (SME) based in Northern Ireland.
Find out about the registered dealers in controlled oil (RDCO) scheme.
Yearly intervention plans are produced for oil and gas operations based on the OPRED inspection strategy. Enforcement activities for the breach of environmental regulations is based on the OPRED enforcement policy.
Find out about the requirements and obligations for warehousekeepers of motor and heating fuels in the UK.
How to claim the new merged scheme R&D expenditure credit (RDEC) and enhanced R&D intensive support for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2024.
Offshore accidents, dangerous occurrences and ill health reported under RIDDOR from 1 Apr 2014 to 31 Mar 2015 and HSE regulatory activity.
Analysis of offshore incidents reportable under RIDDOR, and HSE’s regulatory activity, up to and including calendar year 2015.
Interested parties can review records of applications and statements submitted to OPRED as required by environmental regulations.
Analysis of offshore incidents reportable under RIDDOR, and HSE’s regulatory activity, up to and including calendar year 2016.
Analysis of offshore incidents reportable under RIDDOR, and HSE’s regulatory activity, up to and including calendar year 2017.
Plan your journey in cold weather - find out about gritting of roads and footpaths, the location of grit bins and snow clearance
How to get relief from excise duty on oil used in certain ways using the Industrial Relief Scheme, also known as the Tied Oils Scheme.
Information and updates on the Nent Haggs mine water treatment scheme in Cumbria, England.
Find out about partial exemption and the methods and calculations to use to see how much input tax you can recover.
Published communications issued to stakeholders relating to regulation of environmental and decommissioning activity for UK offshore oil and gas operations.
Find out about the Woods into Management Routes to Market for Ash Timber Innovation Fund and how you can compete for funding to help restore woodlands suffering from ash dieback.
Communities blighted by vandalism and fly-tipping will be cleaned up by offenders as part of delivering on plans to crackdown on anti-social behaviour.
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