Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities.
Regulations
Guidance
- The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
- Contributing to a Marine Protected Area Network
- Draft Guidance on the protection of marine European Protected Species from Injury and disturbance (for the marine area in England and Wales and the UK offshore marine area) (PDF, 1.45 MB, 120 pages)
- Seabird Survey Methods for Offshore Installations: Black-legged kittiwakes (JNCC Advice Note, March 2021) (PDF, 1.28 MB, 25 pages)
- Offshore installation seabird survey recording forms (MS Word Document, 44.6 KB)
- Black-legged kittiwakes information and resources signposting (PDF, 122 KB, 3 pages)
Other Useful Information
- Relevant general information in relation to environmental sensitivities and conservation issues can be found in the entries for the Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe-lines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1999 and the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001.
- Information relating to marine nature conservation and wildlife licensing for internal and territorial waters adjacent to Northern Ireland can be found here
- Information relating to marine nature conservation and wildlife licensing for internal and territorial waters adjacent to Scotland can be found here and here
- Information relating to marine nature conservation and wildlife licensing for internal and territorial waters adjacent to Wales can be found here
For more information, please visit: Oil and gas: offshore environmental legislation – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
