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Oil, gas and coal

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  • How to access and use the coal mining information for England, Scotland and Wales held in the national coal mining database.

  • Description of the data set showing the known extent of coal mining activity that is used to identify possible ground instability and potential mining hazards.

  • Decommissioning programmes, including dates, locations, installations decommissioned, method of decommissioning and close-out reports where available.

  • Description of the data set showing known mine entries indicating the entrance into a mine working.

  • Find out about the registered dealers in controlled oil (RDCO) scheme.

  • Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities

  • If your site is in the Development High Risk Area, for most forms of development you must submit a Coal Mining Risk Assessment to your local planning authority.

  • Information about getting permission to enter, disturb or change coal mines or coal managed or owned by the Mining Remediation Authority that’s on your property.

  • How to get data and documents held by the Mining Remediation Authority.

  • The 2020 EIA Regulations

  • Description of the dataset showing part of the coal mining reporting area which contains recorded coal mining related features.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • How to deal with covenants and legal requirements contained in title deeds which refer to the Coal Authority and its predecessors.

  • Terms and conditions for a permit to enter, disturb or alter coal mines or coal on your property.

  • Interested parties can review records of applications and statements submitted to OPRED as required by environmental regulations.

  • Find out what you need to do before building home extensions or making improvements to your property in areas affected by past coal mining activity.

  • An explanation of the offshore SEA process, including documentation of the most recent assessment and related consultation.

  • 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 activ…

  • An overview of the law and practice for the oil fiscal regime, in particular Petroleum Revenue Tax, ring fence Corporation Tax and the supplementary charge