Introduction

Offshore petroleum regulators who are established under national legislation, capable of independent decision-making and committed to active participation in IOPER meetings and projects may apply for membership.

 

Further information on eligibility criteria and how to make an application is outlined in the IOPER Terms of Reference.

The current IOPER members are:

Australia [DOCX, 24 KB]

National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)

Contact: communications@nopsema.gov.au

Brazil(external link)

 

Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP)

Contact: nocosta@anp.gov.br

Canada [DOCX, 23 KB]

Canada-Newfoundland/Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) 

Contact: EYoung@cnlopb.ca

Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB)

Contact: dmurphy@cnsopb.ns.ca

Ireland

DCENR (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Israel(external link)

Ministry of Energy (MoE), Natural Recourses Administration (NRA)

Contact: ilann@energy.gov.il

Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP), Marine Environment Protection Division (MEPD)

Contact: rani@sviva.gov.il 

Guyana [DOCX, 21 KB]

The Environmental Protection Agency

Contact: vadams@epaguyana.org 

Mexico [DOCX, 19 KB]

National Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment of Mexico (ASEA)
(external link)

Contact: dg.internacional@asea.gob.mx  

Netherlands(external link)

 

State Supervision of Mines (SSM)

Contact: info@sodm.nl

New Zealand [DOCX, 21 KB]

Environment Protection Authority

Contact: eez.info@epa.govt.nz 

Norway(external link)

 

Norwegian Environment Agency

Contact: ann.mari.vik.green@miljodir.no

Suriname [DOCX, 45 KB]

National Institute for Environment and Development in Suriname (NIMOS)

Contact: cnelom@nimos.org 

United Kingdom [DOCX, 22 KB]

Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED)

Contact: bst@beis.gov.uk 

United States(external link)

 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Contact: emily.lindow@boem.gov or timothy.mccune@boem.gov

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Contact: julie.fleming@bsee.gov