Environment
Spill Prevention and Response
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), working with the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) and industry stakeholders, hosted the 2023 Offshore Environmental Forum, an in-person and virtual event that look place from November 20-21, 2023 in St. John’s.
The Offshore Environmental has evolved from its original, sole focus of spill prevention and expanded to a variety of topics and issues that impact our offshore environments. This year’s forum was comprised of six sessions over the two days and brought together regulators, governments, Indigenous groups, oil and gas and fishing industries to discuss and explore:
- Updates from CAPP, C-NLOPB, One Ocean, FFAW, and the Atlantic Groundfish Council
- Spill Prevention and Response
- New Technology and Emerging Research
- Understanding and Mitigating Potential Impacts of Oil and Gas on Ocean Life
- Seabird Research Update
- Emissions Reduction Progress and Research
For more information on the 2023 Offshore Environmental Forum, please visit CAPP’s website here.
Scott Tessier, CEO, provided an update on behalf of the C-NLOPB.
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), working with the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board and One Ocean, hosted the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Environmental Forum, a virtual event that took place on March 8th and 9th, 2022.
This year’s forum focused on two subject areas: spill prevention and response, and emissions reduction in the offshore oil and natural gas industry. The forum brought together local and international oil and gas industry experts, regulators, governments, research organizations, Indigenous Groups and the fishing industry to explore advancements in research and technology, lessons learned and new regulations and policies.
For more information please visit CAPP’s website, here
Spill Prevention and Response Forum 2021
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB), along with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and One Ocean, held the 2021 C-NLOPB Virtual Spill Prevention and Response Forum on January 13-14, 2021.
This two-day workshop explored a variety of topics related to spill prevention and response and included overviews of the latest technologies, research & development and outlined recent changes in the regulatory environment. The Forum provided participants the opportunity to share lessons learned and review actions taken by industry over the last 12 months to enhance safety and environmental performance. This year’s Forum also included a special fishing industry session.
The Forum featured close to 200 participants from the oil and gas and fishing industries, governments, regulators, Indigenous groups and others.
Spill Prevention and Response Forum
Update on Action Items/Progress from 2019 Forum
- Regulator Update on 2019 Spill Forum Action Items
- Collaborating for Safety and Sustainability: Progress Update
- DRAFT Spill Response Capability Assessment 2020, NL Offshore Area
Operator Updates/Information Sharing
- Applying Lessons Learned from 2019
- ExxonMobil Canada’s Enhanced Process Safety
- Suncor Seabird Cleaning and Rehabilitation Centre
- Using Digital Data to Reduce Subsea Risks
- COVID-19 and New Ways of Working in 2020 Equinor Operations
Regulatory Oversight
- Environmental Emergencies Science Table Role in Spill Response
- Regulatory Process of Approving the Use of Dispersants in the Event of a Spill
- ECCC-ESTS Scientific Support to Oil Spill Response
- DFO Roles and Responsibilities – Oil Spill Incident
- Canadian Wildlife Service Update on Wildlife Emergency Response, Seabird Surveys and Observer Training Program
Overview of Recent/Ongoing Research in Spill Prevention and Response
- MPRI: Oil Spill Science for Science-Based Decision Making
- MPRI Offshore Burning Experiment (MOBE)
- Dispersant Field Trials in High-Energy Canadian Marine Environment
Fishing Industry Session
- The One Ocean Model and its Initiatives on Oil Spill Prevention and Response in the NL Offshore
- FFAW Perspectives Spill Prevention and Response in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Presentation to the Oil Spill Forum
- Offshore Fishing Industry Perspectives Oil Spills and Response
What’s New
- The Use of Dispersants in Marine Oil Spill Response: The 2020 National Academies Review
- International Views on New/Emerging Spill Response Technologies
- An Overview of OSRL
Overview of Recent/Ongoing Research in Spill Prevention and Response
Spill Prevention and Response Forum 2019
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) hosted its first Spill Prevention and Response Forum in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador on December 3-4, 2019.
The Forum provided an opportunity for regulators, governments and those ‘on the water’ to undertake a collective review of lessons learned from spills in our offshore between April 2018 and August 2019.
The Forum featured over 100 participants from regulatory agencies and government departments, oil and gas industry companies that are, or will soon be, active in the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area, along with fishing industry representatives.
News Release
C-NLOPB Hosts Productive Spill Prevention and Response Forum
Continuous Improvement Plan
Collaborating for Safety and Sustainability: A Continuous Improvement Plan
Spill Prevention and Response Forum
- Forum Attendee List
- Background of Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Operations, Production and Spill Incidents
Operator Presentations on Recent Spills
- Industry Performance Improvement Action Plan
- Suncor Energy 2004 Spill/2018 Spill
- Husky Energy 2018 Spill
- HMDC 2019 Spills
Regulator and Government Agencies Review of Recent Spill Responses
- National Environmental Emergencies Centre Role in NL Offshore Spill Response
- Canadian Coast Guard Role in NL Offshore Spill Response
- Wildlife Emergency Response: Canadian Wildlife Services framework, roles and expectations
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Roles and Responsibilities Oil Spill Incident
- C-NLOPB Lessons Learned from Spill Response 2018-2019
Newfoundland Offshore Weather Patterns and Surveillance
- Offshore Monitoring and Surveillance
- Climate Change – Implications for the Offshore Petroleum Industry
- C-NLOPB Risk Assessments
- Benchmarking with other Regulatory Jurisdictions
- Update on the Marine Hydrocarbon Spill Response Capability Assessment Jeanne D’Arc Operations
- Update on Spill Prevention from the Regulator
Oil Spill Prevention by Producing NL Offshore Operators
Oil Spill Prevention for Exploration and Future Projects
- Spill Response Capability Assessment 2021, Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area
- East Coast Operators’ 2009 Marine Spill Response Capability Report
- Presentation on Proposed Polluter Pays and Financial Liability Legislation
Historical and Related Information
- Backgrounder on the Regulatory Regime
- Frequently Asked Questions – Well Control, Spill Readiness and Emergency Response
- Presentation on Spill Prevention and Response
- Statement on Natural Resources, Nov 2, 2010
- C-NLOPB position on Third Party Observers
- Presidential Commission on Deepwater Horizon
- Turner Report
For more information, please email your request to:
information@cnlopb.ca.