Carbon storage licensees appraise their licensed areas to evaluate the potential for a storage project. They must then apply for and obtain a storage permit from the NSTA before they can store carbon dioxide within their licensed area of the UK Continental Shelf.
Related information
The NSTA has published guidance documents to assist relevant persons with carbon storage permit applications:
- Guidance on Applications for a Carbon Storage Permit
- Guidance on the content of an Offshore Carbon Storage Permit Applications
- Guidance for Measurement of Carbon Dioxide for Carbon Storage
Permit Applications - North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) approach to assessing Financial Soundness of Track 1 cluster Transport & Storage Companies (T&SCos) to hold an NSTA carbon dioxide storage permit
For further information please contact: correspondence@nstauthority.co.uk
Guidance on Carbon Store Naming
Before a carbon storage permit application is submitted to the NSTA, a name for the proposed storage site must be agreed with the NSTA. An operator may request a name, or to reserve a name, by writing to the NSTA using the attached template, and providing the required information to Carbon.Storage@nstauthority.co.uk. The name is usually discussed as part of the Define Phase of a carbon storage project, but operators may request the NSTA’s agreement at any time before then by writing to the NSTA.
