Guidance

Oil and gas: EEMS database

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

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 22 January 2013
• Last updated: 16 February 2024 — See all updates

Overview

The Environmental and Emissions Monitoring System (EEMS) is the environmental database of the UK oil and gas industry. Its primary purpose is to record measured and calculated data relating to emissions and discharges from offshore installations.

The system is maintained by OPRED (DESNZ) and is accessible to offshore oil and gas operators and Oil & Gas UK.

Access to EEMS is restricted to authorised users through controlled usernames and passwords.

Access EEMS via the UK Energy Portal

Contacts

UK Energy Portal service desk

For assistance in relation to:

• reference data changes, including sample points and turbines
• queries in relation to returns
• queries in relation to asset transfers

Contact the UK Energy Portal service desk:

Email: ukop@nstauthority.co.uk
Tel: 0300 067 1682

OPRED

For assistance in relation to OPRED (DESNZ) reporting requirements, contact the OPRED Business Support Team

Email: OPRED@energysecurity.gov.uk

Guidance and returns

A new user group is being established to take forward further development and maintenance of the EEMS database. The following guidance and return documents will be reviewed by the group and replaced or up-dated as necessary.

General

• EEMS Managed Service Guide (MS Word Document, 101 KB)
• Chemical Aggregation Guidance (PDF, 19 KB, 2 pages)
• EEMS Web Service Change Guidance (PDF, 8.79 KB, 2 pages)
• EEMS User Request to Amend Submitted Data Form (MS Word Document, 22.2 KB)

Return categories

• OPPC General Guidance (PDF, 37 KB, 10 pages)
• EEMS User group minutes 1 - (September 2012) (PDF, 332 KB, 16 pages)
• Atmospherics Guidance (PDF, 131 KB, 25 pages)
• Drill Fluids Return Submission (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 75.5 KB)
• Radioactivity Guidance (MS Word Document, 1.18 MB)
• Waste Guidance (PDF, 90 KB, 10 pages)
• OPPC Monthly Oil in Water Guidance (PDF, 56.2 KB, 2 pages)
• OPPC Return Submission (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 30 KB)
• OPPC Bi-annual (Aromatic) Analysis Guidance (PDF, 22.9 KB, 4 pages)
• Atmospheric Emissions Calculations (PDF, 365 KB, 53 pages)
• Atmospheric Calculation Simulations (MS Word Document, 255 KB)
• New radioactivity schema – October 2010 (PDF, 48.9 KB, 2 pages)
• Radioactivity Return Submission (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 180 KB)
• Chemical Guidance (PDF, 83.9 KB, 10 pages)

Direct loading of operator data

The mechanism for handling EEMS reports is based on well-defined international standards. Each EEMS report is defined as an XML document, and for each there is a corresponding XML schema definition. These schema definitions will completely define the concept of a ‘valid’ document, i.e. the rules under which any report is accepted by EEMS. The schema definitions are held in the EEMS database and are available to all users. Over time as the definitions change to reflect amended reporting requirements, the operator community will be able to download the new schema definition and adjust their software accordingly.

• EEMS XML Schemas, June 2014
• EEMS Radioactivity Schema, October 2010
• EEMS Detailed Data Requirement Descriptions (PDF, 1.5 MB, 32 pages)

User group

A new user group is being established to take forward further development and maintenance of the EEMS database. Minutes of the meetings and any relevant documents or presentations discussed at the meetings will be added to the website.

Published 22 January 2013
Last updated 16 February 2024 + show all updates

1. 16 February 2024

   Unlock request refreshed with updated contact details

2. 6 December 2023

   OPRED@energysecurity.gov.uk updated

3. 15 April 2019

   Changes made to the entire body of the page

4. 24 May 2018

   Change to OPRED (BEIS) contact email addresses

5. 13 November 2017

   Updated 'EEMS return – request to amend locked data' form uploaded to the page

6. 18 March 2015

   Oil and gas: EEMS Change Requests - (updated)

7. 24 February 2015

   Oil and gas: EEMS Change Requests - (updated)

8. 3 December 2014

   Oil and gas: EEMS Change Requests - (updated)

9. 10 November 2014

   Oil and gas: EEMS Change Requests - (updated)

10. 3 November 2014

    Oil and gas: EEMS change requests - (updated)

11. 30 June 2014

    Oil and gas: EEMS user group meeting minutes - (added)

12. 9 June 2014

    Oil and gas: EEMS Change Requests – (updated)

13. 28 May 2014

    Oil and gas: EEMS Change Requests – (updated)

14. 21 May 2014

    Oil and gas: EEMS user group, presentation and minutes - (added)

15. 17 April 2014

    Oil and gas: EEMS Change Requests – (updated)

16. 4 April 2014

    Oil and gas: EEMS Change Requests – March 2014 - (added)

17. 4 April 2014

    Oil and gas: EEMS New schema – (added)

18. 13 December 2013

    OIl and gas; EEMS user group minutes - (added)

19. 22 January 2013

    First published.