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Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board


Information Holdings

Institution-Specific Classes of Records

Benefits
Description: Information relating to statutory plans concerning industrial Benefits and employment.
Document Types: The records related to Benefits may contain information about competitive bids, industrial Benefits, suppliers and service providers, research, training, technology transfers and project work activities.
Access: By file number, subject matter and company.
Record Number: NSO NSO 025

Board Management
Description: Information relating to the organization and operations of the Board, including correspondence with Board members and ministers, liaison with federal and provincial government departments, memoranda of understanding with other agencies, Board by-laws, records of Board meetings, and related general correspondence.
Document Types: The records related to Board Management may contain information about inter-governmental correspondence, memoranda of understanding, Board meeting minutes, records of Board decisions and resolutions, and Board by-laws.
Access: By file number and subject matter
Record Number: NSO NSO 005

Environmental
Description: Information relating to the protection of offshore operations from physical Environmental risks and to the protection of the environment from the effects of offshore oil and gas activities, including Environmental assessments and reviews, Environmental contingency plans, physical Environmental data, Environmental protection exercises, marine pollution incidents, and Environmental studies and research.
Document Types: The records related to Environmental may contain information about Environmental assessments, research and studies, contingency plans, physical data, Environmental effects monitoring reports, incident reports, inter-government correspondence and workplans.
Access: By file number, subject matter and company.
Record Number: NSO NSO 035

Financial
Description: Information relating to Financial administration, including budgeting, payroll (including source deductions and remittances), asset inventories, bank statements, audit matters, royalty collection and remittance, and Financial accounting and reporting.
Document Types: The records relating to Financial administration may contain payroll, accounts, budgets, audits and bank statements
Access: By file number and subject matter.
Record Number: NSO NSO 020

General
Description: Information relating to industry associations, standards associations, training organizations and other training matters, consultants and General correspondence.
Document Types: The records related to General may contain information about trade associations, industry organizations, lobbying groups, training organizations, consultants, workshops and conferences.
Access: By file number, subject matter and company.
Record Number: NSO NSO 060

Legal
Description: Information relating to opinions, recommendations or advice respecting Legal or policy matters, financial security required from operators, access to information and privacy, and the collection and administration of royalties.
Document Types: The records related to Legal may contain information on opinions, recommendations or advice respecting Legal or policy matters.
Access: By file number and subject matter.
Record Number: NSO NSO 010

Legislation, Regulations and Guidelines
Description: Information relating to federal and provincial legislation and regulations, guidelines and internal policies and procedures.
Document Types: The records related to Legislation, Regulations and Guidelines may contain information about rights and resources, environmental protection, financial responsibility, development applications, occupational health and safety requirements and industrial benefits plans.
Access: By file number, subject matter and company.
Record Number: NSO NSO 015

Operations and Safety
Description: Information relating to exploration, development and production activities, including operating licences, development plans, approvals of plans and programs, authorizations of specific activities, activity status reports, well files, certifying authorities and certificates of fitness, inspections and audits of operational procedures and equipment, directives, accident and incident reports, investigations, contingency plans, safety committee meetings, exercises and drills, and other matters relating to operations, occupational health and safety, evaluations of reservoir performance and productive capacity.
Document Types: The records related to Operations and Safety may contain information about activity or work authorizations, inspections, operational audits, accidents, incidents, safety plans, contingency plans, certificates of fitness, activity status reports, well files, safety committee meetings, exercises and drills.
Access: By file number, subject matter and company.
Record Number: NSO NSO 030

Resources
Description: Information relating to the results of geophysical, geological and well site surveys and exploratory and development drilling; geological and geophysical studies; estimates of discovered and undiscovered oil and gas reserves; and the Board's Core Storage and Laboratory facility.
Document Types: The records related to Resources may contain information about exploratory drilling, development drilling, geological and geophysical studies, oil and gas reserves, geophysical and geological samples and cores.
Access: By file number, subject matter and company.
Format: Microfilm.
Record Number: NSO NSO 040

Rights Management
Description: Information relating to the issuance and administration of licences for oil and gas exploration and production, including registry and title matters, calls for nominations, calls for bids, work deposits, allowable expenditure schedules, work expenditure reports, rental reports, and declarations of significant and commercial discoveries.
Document Types: The records related to Rights Management may contain information concerning oil and gas exploration and production licences, call for bids, work deposits, title matters, nominations, allowable expenditure schedules, work expenditures, rental reports, and declarations of significant and commercial discoveries.
Access: By file number and subject matter.
Record Number: NSO NSO 045