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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’s offshore and onshore energy resources are being developed by a wide range of companies spanning different sectors. These rich and abundant resources continue to attract new companies and investors from within the UK and overseas. 

For decades the UK North Sea has been a testbed for pioneering technologies used to produce billions of barrels of North Sea oil and gas, underpinning the UK’s energy security.

The Supply Chain & Exports Taskforce (SC&E) brings together industry trade associations, government and regulators to highlight and strengthen the capability of the UK oil and gas service sector.

This interactive mapping application, which can be accessed by clicking the image above or by clicking here, reveals the location of every energy-related site in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) and brings real benefits for exploration and the search for carbon storage locations.

Here you can find a link to the Onshore Oil and Gas activity - interactive map, and also details about the mapping co-ordinates system used onshore

The NSTA’s Operations Directorate carries out structured, tiered stewardship reviews as part of its ‘business as usual’ operations. Where an issue arises that requires the NSTA’s attention, this will usually be dealt with initially through this stewardship process.