This revised document provides guidance to Installation Operators, Well Operators and Owners of Non Production Installations for all offshore oil and gas operations conducted in the territorial sea adjacent to the UK or any area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964.
An OPEP is a legally required emergency response document which will facilitate the implementation of a robust and effective response to an oil pollution incident and minimise the impact on the marine environment. Persons who submit an OPEP are reminded that OPEPs may be made publicly available.
The following updates have been made to this 6th revision:
– Amended to address queries arising throughout 2020 and 2021
– Includes new OPEP ‘variation’ process
– Amended worst case instantaneous release scenarios to be included in modelling.
Source: BEIS OPRED.