NSTA Technology Survey & Insights 2022 Under SE08, operators submit information on technologies deployed on their license(s) in the previous 12 months, historical and forecast spend on technology along with their documented company Technology Plan as part of the annual NSTA Stewardship Survey. View more
UKCS Well Applications and Consents Guidance July 2022 This guidance details when various applications, consents and notifications are required and provides information on the matters the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) normally takes into account when considering such applications. Download
Non-qualifying regulatory provision summary statement 2021-22 The Regulatory Policy Committee is content with the regulator’s assessment of the measures against the exclusion categories in the present BIT framework and, on the basis of the information provided, can confirm that they are non-qualifying regulatory provisions. Download
NSTA Director of Supply Chain and Decommissioning Pauline Innes' presentation at AOG Energy, Perth Australia, on 16 March 2023 Presentations View more
About us We license, regulate and influence the UK oil, gas and carbon storage industries. We support UK energy security, drive emissions reduction from UK supplies, and help accelerate the transition to net zero to realise the potential of the North Sea as an integrated energy basin. View more
Operatorship The licence model clauses oblige the licensee to nominate an entity that has responsibility for organising or supervising all or any of the operations of searching or boring for or getting petroleum in pursuance of the licence, namely: View more
