Guidance

Quadrant/Block Specific Issues

OPREDOffshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning

Quadrant/Block Specific Issues

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Summary

Guidance on UK Continental Shelf environmental approvals and quadrant-specific constraints for oil and gas activities. It explains assessment and permitting requirements, seasonal drilling and seismic survey concerns, protected habitats and military restrictions. Extensive block tables identify sensitivities, exclusions and supplementary conditions; entries indicating no sensitivities do not override other constraints.

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About This Record
Publisher
Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning
Type
Guidance
Date
Unknown
Topic
Environmental Protection, Regulation and Legislation
Activity
Drilling
Control
Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Permitting
Sector
Upstream Oil and Gas
Setting
Marine Waters
Link
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Publisher page
gov.uk
Record
opred-quadrant-block-specific-issues · added 3 September 2026

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