by westoncompliance | Apr 16, 2026 | Installation, Operator, OPRED, OSPAR, UK, Well Operations
As a requirement of the Environmental Management Systems (EMS) OSPAR Recommendation 2003/5, all operators of offshore installations are required to produce an Annual Public Statement detailing activities carried out during the previous calendar year. OPRED regards...
by westoncompliance | Apr 16, 2026 | Combustion Plant, Consultation, Defra, Emissions, Installation, UK
Defra sought views on reforms to modernise the environmental permitting framework for industry and energy sectors.The consultation covered permitting of ‘industrial’ activities under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, which...
by westoncompliance | Mar 19, 2026 | Decommissioning, Installation, OPRED, Pipelines, UK
OPRED has added an extra section to this guidance, entitled ‘Facilities’. The new section contains a link to the Pipeline Facilities Information Request form template.Read more…Source: OPRED.
by westoncompliance | Mar 12, 2026 | Health and Safety, HMSO, Hydrogen, Installation, UK
This Order varies the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/240), which applies sections 1 to 59 and 80 to 82 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37) to certain premises and activities in...
by westoncompliance | Feb 18, 2026 | Consultation, Cost Recovery, Decommissioning, DESNZ, Fees, Installation, Operator, OPRED, Pipelines, UK
DESNZ is consulting stakeholders, including offshore oil and gas operators, owners of non-production installations, potential and current licensees, pipeline owners (collectively “the offshore hydrocarbons industry”) and other interested parties, on proposed hourly...
by westoncompliance | Feb 11, 2026 | DESNZ, Emissions, Environment Agency, Installation, UK, UK ETS
The Environment Agency (EA) and DESNZ have amended the How to Comply guidance to reflect several key changes: the introduction of the new IT system (METS) and the removal of all references to ETSWAP; the issuing of deficit notices to operators who fail to surrender...
by westoncompliance | Jan 28, 2026 | Abandonment, dismantling, removal, Consultation, Decommissioning, Fees, Installation, OPRED, Pipelines, UK
OPRED held a consultation on the draft Offshore (Oil and Gas) Installation and Pipeline Abandonment Charges Regulations 2026, seeking views from industry and other stakeholders on proposed new regulations and guidance that would update how costs for OPRED’s...
by westoncompliance | Dec 17, 2025 | Abandonment, dismantling, removal, Consultation, Fees, Installation, OPRED, Pipelines, UK
OPRED has launched a consultation on the draft Offshore (Oil and Gas) Installation and Pipeline Abandonment Charges Regulations 2026, seeking views from industry and other stakeholders on proposed new regulations and guidance that would update how costs for OPRED’s...
by westoncompliance | Aug 27, 2025 | Combustion Plant, Consultation, Defra, Emissions, Installation, UK
Defra is seeking views on reforms to modernise the environmental permitting framework for industry and energy sectors.The consultation covers permitting of ‘industrial’ activities under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, which...
by westoncompliance | Feb 21, 2025 | DESNZ, Emissions, Installation, UK, UK ETS
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have issued notice advising that the allocation table has been updated with amendments to operators allowances as a result of activity level...
by westoncompliance | Feb 22, 2024 | Defra, Environment, Environment Agency, Installation, Onshore, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have published guidance about how to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations. Read more… Source:...
by westoncompliance | Feb 22, 2024 | Discharge, Environment Agency, Installation, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK, Waste, Water
The Environment Agency (EA) has published guidance that applies to installations, waste, water discharge and groundwater activities for how to request a longer timetable for the Environment Agency to assess if your proposal can be ‘duly made’.Read more…Source:...
by westoncompliance | Jan 4, 2024 | Electrical, Installation, MCA, Safety, UK, Vessels
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published this Marine Guidance Note (MGN) to provide the marine industry with best practice guidance to facilitate safe and environmentally friendly battery solutions for vessels utilising lithium-ion marine batteries as...
by westoncompliance | Feb 16, 2023 | Installation, Offshore Installation, OMAR, Safety, Safety case, UK
The Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR) has published an updated version of the document ‘Resolving differences of professional judgement and finely balanced decisions framework diagram’. The document can be found on the OMAR webpage ‘Safety...
by westoncompliance | Jul 11, 2022 | Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Inspection, Installation, OPRED, Safety case, UK
This inspection guide (IG) outlines an approach to the inspection of duty holder’s arrangements with respect to the process for managing thorough reviews (TRs) and producing TR summaries, and the key areas that inspectors should consider when inspecting this topic. It...
