Area Plans An Area Plan is a cross licence/ cross Hub collaborative framework to ensure economic recovery of oil and gas, whilst supporting the drive to net zero carbon by 2050, in a particular geographical area of the UKCS, based on the analysis of evidence. View more
Annual Consents Exercise This page contains information regarding the Annual Consents Exercise (“ACE”) in the following sections: View more
Overview - Decommissioning and Repurposing The North Sea Transition Authority is committed to ensuring the economic recovery of UK oil and gas and to enabling the achievement of the UK Government’s commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. View more
Licensing rounds We hold offshore and onshore petroleum licensing rounds, inviting applications from companies and making awards to those bids that promise to ensure economic recovery of the UK’s oil and gas resources, whilst supporting the drive to net zero carbon by 2050. View more
Perenco fined record £225,000 for exceeding vent consent Press releases and announcements Perenco UK Limited (Perenco) has been fined £225,000, the highest ever financial penalty handed out by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), for venting 59 tonnes of gas for over a month from its Dimlington onshore gas processing plant without consent. View more
Carbon Dioxide appraisal and storage Licence CS004A Deed Of Amendment Dated 22 April 2025 (Including Storage Permit) Download
Carbon Dioxide appraisal and storage Licence CS004B Deed Of Amendment Dated 22 April 2025 (Including Storage Permit) Download
NEO fined £100,000 for breaching its vent consent Press releases and announcements NEO Energy Production UK Limited (NEO) has been fined £100,000 for breaching its combined vent consent for the Donan, Lochranza and Balloch fields, around 200km northeast of Aberdeen. View more
Carbon Dioxide appraisal and storage Licence CS001 Deed of Amendment dated 9 December 2024 (Including Storage Permit) Download
