Arctic Council Working Group 
Resource Exploration and Development
The Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Guidelines were approved in 2009. The Guidelines are intended to be of use to the Arctic nations for offshore oil and gas activities during planning, exploration, development, production and decommissioning to help secure common policy and practices.
The Guidelines have since shaped much of PAME's work in this sector, with the establishment of the Oil and Gas Contact group. Since the approval of the Guidelines, PAME has followed up with several activities (see more in PAME's Work Plans).
In 2017, PAME broadened its focus to the following topics: Offshore Renewable Energy, Noise in the Marine Environment, Offshore and Coastal Mining and Offshore Oil and Gas.
PAME's Expert Group is the Resource Exploration and Development Expert Group (REDEG), led by USA and Canada. The Expert Group consists of representatives from the Arctic Council and reports to PAME accordingly.
REDEG PROJECTS SINCE 2009
SINCE THE APPROVAL OF THE ARCTIC OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS GUIDELINES
2021-2023
- Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities (MEMA): Outreach and Next Steps
- Management of Arctic Marine Oil and Gas Associated Noise
- Update the Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Regulatory Resource (AOOGRR)
- Existing Waste Management Practices and Pollution Control for Marine and Coastal Mining
2019-2021
- MEMA Information handbook for engagement with indigenous peoples and local communities
- Update/status report on current offshore oil and gas activities by Arctic States
- Follow-up on the Framework Plan on Oil Pollution Prevention (FP-OPP)
2017-2019
- Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Communities in Marine Activities project (MEMA) Part II Report.
- Resource Exploration and Development Expert Group (REDEG) Information gathering
- Follow-up on the Framework Plan on Oil Pollution Prevention (FPOPP).
- Good Practice Recommendations for Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA, and Public Participation in EIA in the Arctic (Arctic-EIA)
2015-2017
- Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities
- Selected updates of the Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Guidelines 2009
- Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Regulatory Resource (Website)
2011-2013
- Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Management Systems and the Use of Best Operating Practices for Offshore Arctic Oil and Gas Drilling Activities—A Report and Guidelines
- Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems for Arctic Offshore and Gas Operations (HSE project)
- Arctic Oil and Gas Management, Regulation and Enforcement a Legal Regime Web-Based Information Resource