Oil and Gas: Environmental Alerts and Incident Reporting including Anonymous Reporting, Update 18/03/26

by | Mar 19, 2026 | DESNZ, OPRED, Pollution, PONs, UK, Venting

DESNZ and OPRED have updated the PON1 guidance to provide additional information relating to excessive venting of bulk powders (Appendix J).

A PON1 must be submitted where there has been an excessive vent of bulk powders – OPRED expects measures are implemented to prevent excessive vents. These may include constant monitoring of vents during bunkering, robust procedures in place and an awareness of what a normal vent looks like (photographs/video) which can be used to compare against any perceived excessive vent.

Read more…

Source: DESNZ, OPRED.

News Archive



News Categories