Pipeline Works Authorisations The Consents and Authorisations team is part of the Regulation directorate and prepare, authorise, and issue formal consents and authorisations to enable oil and gas fields to be developed and hydrocarbons produced. View more
North Sea Transition Forum and Task Forces The North Sea Transition Forum (NSTF) is hosted and chaired by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) and is the tripartite body which provides senior government and industry leadership for the offshore oil and gas industry. View more
Flaring and venting The NSTA is the regulator for flaring and venting under the Energy Act 1976 (as amended by the Energy Act 2016) and the Petroleum Act 1998 View more
Asset Stewardship Expectations In consultation with the industry, we have developed stewardship expectations across the oil and gas lifecycle, for operators and licensees. View more
Data regulations Describes the regulatory powers that allow the NSTA to request and publish data View more
Well operations - Onshore Operators must apply to the NSTA for relevant consents and approvals to carry out well related activities. View more
Technology Insights 2022 - Well Plugging & Abandonment Following a significant fall off in 2020, Well P&A is showing an increase in reported number of technologies in 2022 data. Collaboration for Well P&A campaigns. Thru tubing logging, down hole wireless sensing. View more
