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Information and minutes for OSPAR, REACH and research groups and forums for offshore oil and gas.
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.
Interested parties can review records of applications and statements submitted to OPRED as required by environmental regulations.
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.
Decommissioning programmes, including dates, locations, installations decommissioned, method of decommissioning and close-out reports where available.
Published environmental alert notices issued in order to raise awareness of any environmental issues on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS).
Published communications issued to stakeholders relating to regulation of environmental and decommissioning activity for UK offshore oil and gas operations.
Access the Environmental and Emissions Monitoring System database to get data on oil rigs and other offshore installations around the UK.
Information on exploration, hydraulic fracturing and approach to the development of shale gas in the UK.
Guidance and forms for oil and gas finance and taxation. Including Petroleum Revenue Tax, Corporation Tax, advance pricing agreements and market values.
Data on UK production, trade and demand of oil by sector, including crude oil and natural gas liquids, and products including transport fuels.
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
OUGO sits within the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Energy Development Unit. The Unit is responsible for encouraging and overseeing energy development in the UK, including licensing oil and gas exploration and production to ensure we make the best...
How profits are treated from activities carried out in the UK territorial sea or designated areas and the effect of double taxation agreements.
Documents related to the government's plan to support investment in oil and gas through the tax regime.
How the legislation on running an oil and gas energy businesses has changed.
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