The Offshore Safety Directive (4) – the bigger picture
Our previous posts on the Offshore Safety Directive (“OSD”) discussed some of the anticipated new regulatory requirements as well as […]
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The Offshore Safety Directive (3) – competent authority
The Offshore Safety Directive (“OSD”) provides for a single competent authority to deal with both environmental and safety issues. The […]
The Offshore Safety Directive (2) – reporting requirements
Oil and gas companies will need to ensure that their existing contractual arrangements relating to information sharing and reporting enable […]
The Offshore Safety Directive (1) – environmental liability
HSE and DECC have been busy drafting and amending legislation to transpose the Offshore Safety Directive (“OSD”) into UK law. […]
Round 14 for onshore oil and gas licensing: are fault lines emerging between DECC and environmental groups?
In December 2013 DECC published, and submitted for consultation, a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for further onshore oil and gas […]
Are you ready for the Offshore Safety Directive?
The Deepwater Horizon incident in April 2010 killed 11 people and caused one of the worst oil spills in history. […]