Recent highlights
December 2021
Wells Insight Report reveals activity slowdown in the UK North Sea and untapped potential in well maintenance
December 2021
Three winners named for £1m offshore electrification competition
November 2021
Bacton Energy Hub - an open letter on progress
November 2021
Our Chairman Tim Eggar insists continuing North Sea exploration is vital
November 2021
Decommissioning project dashboards give suppliers the inside track
September 2021
£1million decarbonisation competition for the electrification of offshore oil and gas installations
August 2021
Enhanced National Data Repository launched
July 2021
2021 Decommissioning Cost Estimate report reveals a further reduction of £2bn since 2020
June 2021
Report shows Bacton ideally positioned to be green energy hub
May 2021
Pathfinder relaunched as Energy Pathfinder
March 2021
Flaring cut by 22% in one year
March 2021
North Sea Transition Deal welcomed
February 2021
Revised Strategy comes into force
December 2020
OGA launches study of potential energy hub site
November 2020
Online resource launched to help kick-start decom campaigns
September 2020
OGA publishing vital historic seismic data
September 2020
Offers of award for 32nd Offshore Licensing Round
August 2020
UKCS: Energy Integration: Final report published
July 2020
UKCS Production Efficiency hits 80%
May 2020
Gas footprint analysis report published
May 2020
OGA Strategy consultation begins (closed on 29 July 2020)
April 2020
Inclusion report published
February 2020
Decommissioning Learning microsite promotes industry examples
January 2020
OGA Chairman challenges the sector to respond to the energy transition challenge
December 2019
OGA publishes its Digital Strategy 2020 - 2025
December 2019
The OGA publishes the 'UKCS Energy Integration: Interim Findings'' report.
November 2019
The 2019 MER UK Award winners announced.
October 2019
OGA publishes ‘2018 UKCS Projects Insights Report’.
August 2019
The UKCS Operating Costs 2018 report published.
July 2019
Revised Stewardship Expectations published
July 2019
32nd Offshore Licensing Round launched
July 2019
UKCS Decommissioning Cost Estimate report 2019 published
June 2019
Production Efficiency results published - rises for 6th consecutive year to 75% in 2018
June 2019
Offer of Awards for the UK’s Frontier 31st Offshore Licensing Round
May 2019
UKCS Technology Insights Report published
April 2019
The OGA has published its latest Corporate Plan, outlining the priority activities it will focus on over the next five years (2019-2024).
March 2019
UK's first National Data Repository (NDR) officially launched.
March 2019
Projections of UK Oil and Gas Production and Expenditure 2018 Report shows that UK oil and gas production rises to 1.7 million barrels per day in 2018
January 2019
OGA launches the Supplementary 31st Offshore Licensing Round
December 2018
OGA awards its first CO2 appraisal and storage licence
November 2018
2018 MER UK award winners announced.
November 2018
Positive interest in UK's 31st Offshore Licensing Round
November 2018
OGA's 'UK Oil and Gas: Reserves and Resources' report published.
October 2018
The OGA publishes Well Insight Report 2018 and suspended well guidance
September 2018
The report 'Gas To Wire: UK SNS and EIS' published highlighting that partnering between gas platforms & windfarms could see more power generated
August 2018
Disclosure and Samples Regulations came into force
July 2018
Launch of 31st Offshore Licensing Round - frontier round offers 1779 blocks and 370,000 km2 of open acreage, supported by government-funded data
June 2018
The OGA publishes updated Decommissioning Cost Estimate Report and on-line decommissioning lessons learned tool-kit
May 2018
OGA announces 30th Offshore Licensing Round award offers
May 2018
Production Efficiency in 2017 rises to 74%
March 2018
Extra 2.8 billion barrels identified in OGA’s projections to 2050
January 2018
New leaders appointed to MER UK Task Force groups
December 2017
'Analysis of UKCS Operating Costs in 2016' report published
December 2017
Supply Chain Action Plans guidance published
November 2017
2017 Stewardship Survey for the UKCS launched
October 2017
Polymer Enhanced Oil Recovery report published
October 2017
UK Oil and Gas Reserves and Resources report published
September 2017
UKCS Recovery Factor Benchmarking report published
September 2017
Enhanced 30th Licensing Round data packages made available
August 2017
Technology Forum held at the AECC
July 2017
Launched the 30th Offshore Licensing Round with 821 blocks or part blocks on offer in mature areas of the UKCS.
July 2017
12 licences awarded in the 2016 Supplementary Offshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round
June 2017
UKCS Production Efficiency in 2016 report published
June 2017
UKCS Decommissioning 2017 Cost Estimate Report published
May 2017
£1.5 million in contracts awarded for subsurface databases
April 2017
Collaboration Implementation Guide and Collaborative Behaviour Quantification Tool (CBQT) published
March 2017
25 licences awarded in 29th Offshore Licensing Round
March 2017
Activity Plan 2017 and 2018 published
February 2017
The MER UK Forum and Boards Annual update was published
December 2016
Two additional information and samples powers within the Energy Act 2016 were brought into force
November 2016
Second MER UK Awards celebrate positive behaviours to maximise economic recovery
October 2016
Launched Asset Stewardship Expectations, one element of the Asset Stewardship Strategy