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Oil and gas: OPRED communications, 2026

OPRED communications issued to stakeholders in 2026.

Updates to this page

From:
Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Published:
20 January 2026
Last updated:
25 September 2026
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  1. Annual Well Intervention well campaign applications and Production Permit reviews 2026: a reminder to Industry added

  2. Inspection of Local Aids to Navigation, Merchant Shipping Act, 1995, Section 198(1) -Added 24/09/2026

  3. Inspection of local aids to navigation added

  4. Addition of UKETS Authority communication – UK ETS Free Allocation Application Stage 2 Update

  5. Addition of UKETS Authority communication – UK ETS Free Allocation Application Stage 2 Update

  6. Summer 2027 Call for Information Letter - Added

  7. Announcement of the permanent appointment of Director, Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment & Decommissioning (OPRED)

  8. EEMS F-Gas list updated

  9. Reminder for EMS Annual Public Statement

  10. Addition of UKETS Authority communication – FA Application Stage 2 (BDR) Deadline Reminder

  11. Addition of UKETS Authority communication – Important Information for Operators on FA Application Stage 2 BDR FAQs, Guidance and Reminder

  12. Announcement of OPRED Interim Director published

  13. Upcoming noise activities in the Southern North Sea SAC (SNS SAC) – Winter 2026/2027. Request for information (issued 6 May 2026)

  14. Request for EMS Annual Public Statement 2026

  15. OPRED communication – UKETS supplementary guidance on FA Application Stage 2 (BDR)

  16. UKETS Authority communication - FA Application Stage 2 (BDR)

  17. OPRED communication on behalf of the UKETS Authority - FA Application Stage 2 Webinar Comms

  18. OPRED communication on UKETS ALR manual Template

  19. Reminder for Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2024 uploaded.

  20. First published.

Documents

Annual Well Intervention well campaign applications and Production Permit reviews 2026: A reminder to Industry (Issued 25 September 2026)

PDF, 80.4 KB, 3 pages

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Inspection of Local Aids to Navigation, Merchant Shipping Act, 1995, Section 198(1) (Issued 24 September 2026)

PDF, 146 KB, 1 page

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Inspection of Local Aids to Navigation (Issued 09 September 2026)

PDF, 284 KB, 2 pages

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UKETS Authority communication - UK ETS Authority targeted technical consultation on free allocation rules for hydrogen production (Issued 07 September 2026)

PDF, 157 KB, 5 pages

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UKETS Authority communication - UK ETS Free Allocation Application Stage 2 Update (Issued 03 September 2026)

PDF, 95.8 KB, 2 pages

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Summer 2027 Call for Information Letter (Issued 02 September 2026)

PDF, 169 KB, 4 pages

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Announcement of the permanent appointment of Director (Issued 21 August 2026)

PDF, 142 KB, 1 page

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P van Heyningen Biography

PDF, 241 KB, 1 page

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T Munro Biography

PDF, 246 KB, 1 page

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EEMS F-Gas list updated (Issued 24 July 2026)

PDF, 217 KB, 1 page

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Reminder for EMS Annual Public Statement (Issued 23 June 2026)

PDF, 215 KB, 1 page

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UKETS Authority communication - FA application stage 2 (BDR) Deadline Reminder (Issued 16 June 2026)

PDF, 157 KB, 2 pages

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UKETS Authority Communication - Important Information for Operators on FA Application Stage 2 BDR (Issued 02 June 2026)

PDF, 88.4 KB, 2 pages

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FA Application Stage 2 FAQs (Issued 02 June 2026)

PDF, 189 KB, 4 pages

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FA Application Stage 2 Worked Examples (Issued 02 June 2026)

PDF, 677 KB, 18 pages

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Announcement of OPRED Interim Director (Issued 25 May 2026)

PDF, 239 KB, 2 pages

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Upcoming noise activities in the Southern North Sea SAC (SNS SAC) – Winter 2026/2027. Request for information (issued 6 May 2026)

PDF, 218 KB, 4 pages

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Request for EMS Annual Public Statement (Issued 15th April 2026)

PDF, 39.4 KB, 1 page

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OPRED Communication - UKETS supplementary guidance on FA Application Stage 2 (BDR) (Issued 01 April 2026)

PDF, 226 KB, 5 pages

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UKETS Authority communication – FA Application Stage 2 (BDR) (Issued 01 April 2026)

PDF, 103 KB, 3 pages

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FA Application Stage 2 Webinar Comms (Issued 20 March 2026)

PDF, 209 KB, 2 pages

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OPRED communication on UKETS ALR manual Template (Issued 26 February 2026)

PDF, 162 KB, 2 pages

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REMINDER Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2024: Request for Information (Issued 30 January 2026)

PDF, 165 KB, 2 pages

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UKETS Authority communication and reminders (Issued 20 January 2026)

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OPRED communications issued to stakeholders in 2026.

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