Emissions Monitoring Report October 2021 This Emissions Monitoring Report, which will be updated annually, is part of the Authority'ss efforts to monitor, benchmark and hold the industry to account on its progress towards net zero. Download
Consultation on the approach to “satisfactory expected commercial return” in the MER UK Strategy Download
Analysis of UKCS Operating Costs in 2016 Operating costs (OPEX) in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) fell in 2016 in terms of both total OPEX and average unit operating cost (UOC), measured per barrel of oil equivalent (boe). Download
Guidance on the application for a Carbon Dioxide Appraisal and Storage Licence April 2022 Anyone who wishes to explore for or use a geological feature for the longterm storage of carbon dioxide in a UK offshore area must hold a CS Licence, pursuant to section 18 of the Energy Act 20081 (the “Act”), issued by the NSTA. Download
Emissions monitoring report 2022 The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), formerly the Oil and Gas Authority, is tasked with optimising UK oil and gas production while driving North Sea energy transition, realising the enormous potential of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) as a critical energy and carbon abatement resource Download
The North Sea Transition Deal 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. View more
What we do - Supporting the supply chain The UK has a world-class supply chain which has provided the skills, services and pioneering technologies needed to deliver North Sea oil and gas in some of the harshest weather conditions for more than half a century. View more
Development - Exploration and production The development phase of the oil and gas life cycle covers the period after an economic discovery has been made and details the processes required to take the discovery up to, but before, the production phase. View more
