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Environment resources
NOPSEMA has developed a series of advice documents to inform and assist stakeholders to interpret and meet the requirements of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009 (Environment Regulations). Policy documents provide NOPSEMA's interpretation of legislative requirements and guideline documents provide guidance on how to meet those legislative requirements. Guidance note documents provide NOPSEMA's expectations on a specific environmental management topic and information papers provide further information, background and practices on a topic to foster improved environmental management outcomes.
Policies
PL1347 - Environment plan assessment - Rev 7 - April 2019 (PDF 307KB)
PL1650 - Offshore project proposal assessment - Rev 1 - September 2018 (PDF 198KB)
PL1780 - Financial assurance requirements for petroleum titles - Rev 0 - June 2018 (PDF 156KB)
PL0973 - Petroleum environmental inspections - Rev 5 - June 2018 (PDF 197KB)
PL0067 - Enforcement - Rev 15 - March 2017 (PDF 235KB)
PL1305 - Sharing and using information under the OPGGS Act 2006 - Rev 0 - December 2013 (PDF 186KB)
Guidelines
GL1721 - Environment plan decision making - Rev 5 - June 2018 (PDF 342KB)
GL1381 - Financial assurance for petroleum titles - Rev 6 - September 2017 (PDF 7.7MB)
GL1350 - Environmental management cost recovery - Rev 3 - January 2019 (PDF 213KB)
GL1566 - Environment plan summaries - Rev 2 - April 2019 (PDF 230KB)
GL0225 - Making submissions to NOPSEMA - Rev 17 - April 2019 (PDF 200KB)
Guidance notes
GN1847 - Responding to public comment on environment plans - Rev 0 - April 2019 (PDF 207KB)
GN1343 - Petroleum activity - Rev 2 - April 2016 (PDF 174KB)
GN1344 - Environment plan content requirements - Rev 4 - April 2019 (PDF 963KB)
GN1785 - Petroleum activities and Australian marine parks - Rev 0 - July 2018 (PDF 781KB)
GN1746 - Change to the titleholder with operational control of activities - October 2017 (PDF 615KB)
GN1488 - Oil pollution risk management - Rev 2 - February 2018
GN0926 - Notification and reporting of environmental incidents - Rev 4 - February 2014 (PDF 148KB)
Information papers
IP1411 - Consultation requirements under the OPGGS Environment Regulations 2009 - Rev 2 - December 2014 (PDF 184KB)
IP1765 - Acoustic impact evaluation and management - December 2018 (PDF 701KB)
IP1349 - Operational and scientific monitoring programs - Rev 2 - March 2016 (PDF 1.6MB)
IP1664 - Making public comment on offshore project proposals - Rev 3 - September 2018 (PDF 156KB)
IP1764 - Considerations for five year revisions - Rev 1 - January 2018 (PDF 150KB)
Forms
FM1846 - Titleholder report on public comments - Rev 0 - April 2019 (DOCX 102KB)
FM1848 - Environment plan summary statement - Rev 0 - April 2019 (DOCX 91KB)
FM1257 - Environment plan submission cover sheet - Rev 8 - April 2019 (DOCX 102KB)
FM1653 - OPP submission cover sheet - Rev 2 - October 2016 (DOCX 112KB)
FM1519 - Financial assurance declaration - Rev 2 - December 2018 (PDF 304KB)
FM1465 - Financial assurance confirmation - Rev 3 - December 2018 (PDF 203KB)
FM0928 - Monthly environmental incident reports - Rev 3 - March 2014 (DOC 74KB)
Regulator articles
Complete issues of the Regulator are published on the Publications page.
2017
Marine oil pollution response arrangements in Western Australia: Are you compliant?
Inspecting oil spill response service providers and equipment stockpiles
An open discussion about environmental management
Is your activity occurring where it shouldn't be?
International meeting of environmental regulators
Oil spill response - competency and training
Lessons learned from environmental enforcement action
New national recovery plan for marine turtles
Continuous improvement of oil spill response preparedness through international engagement
Finished the petroleum activity? How to end your environment plan
Improved transparency in environment plan submissions
NOPSEMA concerned about misuse of ‘management of change’
Improving access to environmental management information
Preparing your EP five-year revision?
2016
Working with stakeholders to address environmental management challenges
NOPSEMA supports WA strategy for marine science collaboration
IOPER annual general meeting and new research outcomes on sound and marine life
Has your Environment Plan reached the end of its life? …if so, here’s how to end it!
Offshore Project Proposal (OPP) – guidance updated
The importance of a nominated liaison person
Collaborative opportunities for oil spill preparedness and response
Inspecting environmental consultation performance
Deciding on environmental consultation requirements
Monitoring financial assurance compliance
2015
Chemical selection and substitution warnings
Consultation for larger scale seismic surveys
Optimising dispersant selection for offshore pollution risks
Managing scientific uncertainty in environmental impact assessments for seismic surveys
Effective consultation and opposing views
2014
Monitoring of impacts to the environment from oil pollution
Referring to information previously submitted
Request for further information
Commencement of financial assurance requirements
Addressing stakeholder concerns on consultation
Environment plan levies for title applicants
Environment inspections post 1 October 2014
Clarifying environmental input in oil pollution response arrangements
Science in complex environmental decisions
New ‘Oil pollution risk management’ information paper
Changes to environmental reporting requirements
Achieving effective consultation with relevant persons
Produced Formation Water - Oil in water
2013
Sufficient information for consultation
Effective environmental consultation for offshore petroleum activities
Environment culture - planning to respond
Developing appropriate environmental performance standards
Building strong environmental foundations
2012
Off the shelf monitoring programs
Managing the risks of marine pests
Environmental monitoring – one size fits all?
Reporting environmental incidents can drive continuous improvement
Note: NOPSEMA's advice documents should not be relied on as advice on the law, nor treated as a substitute for legal advice in any relevant situation. NOPSEMA's assessment, monitoring and enforcement activities are undertaken in accordance with the Environment Regulations. NOPSEMA’s advice documents are subject to periodic review and update. Comments and suggestions on the content of any advice documents are welcomed can be directed to environment@nopsema.gov.au.