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The North Sea Transition Deal is an agreement between industry and government to deliver an orderly energy transition. The NSTA is helping deliver on many of the aims of the deal.

We work with industry, government and the lender/investment community on identifying and progressing investment opportunities and support the UK government in its drive to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Companies have a legal duty to decommission platforms and pipelines in a safe and cost-efficient manner once production operations have permanently stopped at their oil and gas fields. 

The UK Continental Shelf is home to more than 290 offshore installations, 250 subsea systems and 7,000 miles of pipeline, which are critical to providing the UK with a stable supply of energy for years to come and support an orderly transition to net zero.

The NSTA regulates offshore carbon dioxide storage – we are the licensing authority and approve and issue storage permits – and maintains the carbon storage public register.

In 2022 survey data Operators report focus on technologies to reduce/replace the use of Gas Turbine offshore power generation.