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Oil, gas and coal

Guidance and regulation

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  • Access the Environmental and Emissions Monitoring System database to get data on oil rigs and other offshore installations around the UK.

  • The data sets used by the Coal Authority are available for use and re-use purposes.

  • How the UK's vital industries will continue to be serviced during critical fuel shortages.

  • How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.

  • An overview of the law and practice for the oil fiscal regime, in particular Petroleum Revenue Tax, ring fence Corporation Tax and the supplementary charge

  • Terms and conditions for a permit to enter, disturb or alter coal mines or coal on your property.

  • How to deal with covenants and legal requirements contained in title deeds which refer to the Coal Authority and its predecessors.

  • Description of the dataset showing areas of coal extracted by surface excavations in the past or currently being excavated.

  • OPRED provides guidance on the regulatory requirements for decommissioning, this page will be used for updates and notifications to Industry.

  • The modified Corporation Tax rules for companies in the UK oil and gas industry including calculating the charge and payment deadlines.

  • Description of the dataset showing underground coal workings whose depth is 30 metres or less from the surface.

  • Description of the dataset showing likely extent of shallow underground coal workings for which no recorded plans exist.

  • Description of the dataset showing extent of coal resources capable of being extracted by surface mining methods.

  • Licences and agreements issued by the Coal Authority.

  • Map showing the river catchments polluted by abandoned metal mines in Cornwall and Devon, including where measures are in place to manage this pollution.

  • The environmental permits and permissions you need for onshore oil and gas exploration and extraction in England.

  • Published environmental alert notices issued in order to raise awareness of any environmental issues on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS).

  • What Petroleum Revenue Tax is, how to work it out and when to submit a return to HMRC.

  • Information on cleaning an oil spill including your options, how to get a product approved and how long it will take.

  • Yearly intervention plans are produced for oil and gas operations based on the OPRED inspection strategy. Enforcement activities for the breach of environmental regulations is based on the OPRED enforcement policy.