At BMT Cordah we work with our customers from the planning stage through to permit submission offering guidance, support and preparation of all required supporting and submission documents under The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 1999 (As Amended) and the Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 (As Amended 2011).

• PON14 – Seismic Survey
• PON15B – Drilling of exploration, appraisal, development (production) and injection (water/cuttings) wells.
• PON15C – To cover the tie back of wells, subsea operations on pipelines and other equipment associated with offshore installations.
• PON15D – For operating fields which require routine chemical discharges.
• PON15F – Workover operations, e.g. Scale squeezes and well abandonment.
• PON15E – Decommissioning

We strive for excellence and have regular detailed discussions with the statutory consultees and DECC regarding the permitting system. Discussions have ranged from future changes to legislation and their implications for operators, to the risk assessments of novel offshore operations.

BMT Cordah recognises the tight deadlines to which the offshore industry works and offers a fast turnaround service.

• PON Expertise
• Legislative support and guidance
• Compilation and submission of permit renewal/annual documents
• All types of PONs and variations are prepared with hundreds of submissions per year compiled by an experienced and knowledgeable team
• Support internationally on Best Practice advice, chemical risk assessment, and evaluation of early stage projects
• Modelling in-house uses the industry standard CHARM. Comparative studies with dispersion-based, longer study period modelling products such as PROTEUS and CORMIX can be accessed via BMT Argoss.
• Our experienced team has detailed knowledge and understanding of offshore processes, allowing them to model complex process systems.

Complementary Services

Environmental Impact Assessment

BMT Cordah provides a range of EIA consulting services from scoping studies to full appraisal.

Discharge modelling reports can be submitted independently or as part of an Environmental Statement.

Ecological Risk Assessment

BMT Cordah offers ecological risk assessment with all discharge modelling using a range of methods including PEC:PNEC and Osborne-Adams.

Drill Cuttings Management

BMT Cordah has an adaptive cuttings pile model for in-situ piles, and has access to cuttings discharge dispersion modelling via our sister company, BMT Argoss.

BMT Cordah PON experience

BG Group Ltd, BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd, Centrica, Conoco Phillips UK, E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P Ltd, HESS, Maersk Oil North Sea (UK) Ltd, Nexen, Suncor (formerly Petro-Canada), Premier Oil, Shell UK Ltd and Talisman Energy UK Ltd