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Geoscience Publications

CNSOPB Geological and Geophysical Information Available on Call for Bids NS12-1

Data Compilations

Information on Well Data, Geological Data, and Geophysical Data (February 2012)

Selected References on Geology, Source Rock and Hydrocarbon Characterization, Scotian Basin, Slope and Adjacent Areas, Eastern Canada (January 2008)

Resource Assessments

Nova Scotia Deepwater Post-Drill Analysis 1982-2004 (2007) - Executive Summary

Nova Scotia Deepwater Post-Drill Analysis 1982-2004 (2007) - Full Report (70 MB)

Nova Scotia Deepwater Post-Drill Analysis 1982-2004 (2007) - Enclosure A (0.2 MB)

Nova Scotia Deepwater Post-Drill Analysis 1982-2004 (2007) - Enclosure B (10.2 MB)

Nova Scotia Deepwater Post-Drill Analysis 1982-2004 (2007) - Enclosure C (8.4 MB)

Nova Scotia Deepwater Post-Drill Analysis 1982-2004 (2007) - Enclosure C - North (4.5 MB)

Nova Scotia Deepwater Post-Drill Analysis 1982-2004 (2007) - Enclosure C - South (4.3MB)

Nova Scotia Deepwater Post-Drill Analysis 1982-2004 (2007) - Enclosure D (0.8MB)

Nova Scotia Deepwater Post-Drill Analysis 1982-2004 (2007) - Enclosure E (4.0 MB)

Hydrocarbon Potential of the Deep-Water Scotian Slope (2002) - Executive Summary

Hydrocarbon Potential of the Deep-Water Scotian Slope (2002) - Full Report (17 MB)

Technical Reports & Papers

Technical Summaries of Scotian Shelf Significant and Commercial Discoveries (2000)

The Upper Jurassic Abenaki Formation Offshore Nova Scotia: A Seismic and Geologic Perspective (2005) (30MB)

Open File Reports

Proximal to distal postrift structural provinces on the western Scotian Margin, offshore Eastern Canada: Geological context and parcel prospectivity for Call-for-Bids NS11-1, Mark E. Deptuck

Guidelines

Data Acquisition and Reporting Guidelines (October 2011)

Guidelines on the Issuance of Exploration Licences (January 2012)

Maps

Geology Base Map - Maritime Canada

Environment Publications

Environmental Assessment Biophysical Data Gap Study - Petroleum Exploration Activities on the Offshore Scotian Shelf and Slope (2009)

CNSOPB .COMPREHENSIVE STUDY REPORT, EXPLORATION DRILLING PROGRAM ON EL2407, BEPCO CANADA COMPANY, March 2005.

BEPCO. Update on the Environmental Assessment Report Exploration Drilling on EL 2407, July 27, 2009

Statement of Canadian Practice with respect to the Mitigation of Seismic Sound in the Marine Environment

Fisheries and Oceans Canada - The Marine Environment and Fisheries of Georges Bank, Nova Scotia: Consideration of the Potential Interactions Associated with Offshore Petroleum Activities, 2011