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Regulatory Reform. DECC administers oil and gas regulatory
activities, including licensing, development consent, fiscal policy,
environmental policy and decommissioning. Other regulatory
bodies include the Health and Safety Executive (the HSE), which
is responsible for health and safety, and includes the Hazardous
Installations Directorate, which is responsible for regulating and
promoting improvements in health and safety across the offshore
oil and gas sector (Fig. 6.1).

Figure 6.1- Regulation in Canada

What government body maintains oil production, export
and import statistics

Responsibility for oil production, export and import
statistics is with DECC. The Office for National Statistics is the
central data source, where the statistics are produced to a high
professional standard.
Who holds title over oil reservoirs! To what extent are
mineral rights on private and public lands involved Is there a legal
distinction between surface rights and subsurface mineral rights!

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