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How wind farms and wave and tidal energy devices can endanger navigation, emergency response operations, marine radar and GPS communications.
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
Decommissioning programmes, including dates, locations, installations decommissioned, method of decommissioning and close-out reports where available.
An explanation of the offshore SEA process, including documentation of the most recent assessment and related consultation.
Resilient energy networks are critical for energy security, and a strengthening of our electricity network will ensure we can meet challenges from an increasing diversified energy mix.
Offshore generating stations may require a marine licence and other consent.
Regulations and guidance on fees and charging for environmental and other regulatory functions for offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities.
How to report incidents, including pro-formas for PON1 and PON2 and guidance on completion; listing of environmental alerts for operators in the North Sea.
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.
Information about generating energy offshore
Information and minutes for OSPAR, REACH and research groups and forums for offshore oil and gas.
Guidance on obtaining development consent for energy infrastructure: offshore electricity generating stations.
Interested parties can review records of applications and statements submitted to OPRED as required by environmental regulations.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). MMO also manages marine licensable activities through our marine licensing system.
Use the Worldwide Disclosure Facility (WDF) to disclose a UK tax liability that relates wholly or in part to an offshore issue.
How fishing is assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPA)
Find out how to disclose and make payments for your offshore investments and assets using the Worldwide Disclosure Facility.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects in English inshore and offshore waters and deemed marine licences.
Find out about the criminal offences relating to offshore income, assets and activities and what can happen if you're convicted.
This guidance provides definitions for some commonly-used terms on the subject of marine licensing.
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