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This guidance sets out when the Authority will normally consider the adequacy of a company’s governance arrangements and the factors that the Authority will usually take into consideration when doing so.

This is the general approach the NSTA will normally take on consulting (including on guidance)

Offshore and Onshore production licence relinquishments - surrenders - and determinations - are processed through the UK Energy Portal using the PEARS User Guidance. 

PON 7 and petroleum reporting is handled under the PPRS (Petroleum Production Reporting System) system. The submission guidance on this system describes the data requirements and format for the reporting of hydrocarbon production from offshore and onshore fields and terminals in the UK

Guidance on NSTA’s requirements for ‘good oilfield practice’ in fiscal oil and gas measurement; approval process for new developments (including fields shared with Norway). 

Flaring and venting are controlled processes to dispose of gas, essential for emergency and safety purposes on oil and gas installations, and in situations where it may not be feasible for the gas to be used, exported or re-injected.

This guidance is intended for licensees planning Extended Wells Tests (EWTs)

This guidance document explains the role of an information and samples coordinator pursuant to Chapter 3, section 35 of the Energy Act 2016 (‘the 2016 Act’) and what the Authority expects from its interaction with an information and samples coordinator

This guidance explains the provisions made in Chapter 3 of the Energy Act 2016 (the 2016 Act) in relation to the preparation of information and samples plans in connection with licence events and describes the Authority’s expectations with regard to such information and samples plans

Regulatory information