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UKCS Technology Insights 2018

63 operators submitted their Technology Plans as part of the 2016 UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) Stewardship Survey, providing the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) with a unique insight on companies’ technology portfolios, as well as their strategies to access further required technologies.

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Technology Insights A5 April 2018

63 operators submitted their Technology Plans as part of the 2016 UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) Stewardship Survey, providing the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) with a unique insight on companies’ technology portfolios, as well as their strategies to access further required technologies.

Reducing emissions

The NSTA holds industry account on targets to reduce upstream emissions by 50% by 2030 and has helped drive a 50% reduction in flaring between 2018-2022.

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Stewardship Expectation 11: Net Zero

This Stewardship Expectation sets out the Authority’s view as to how Industry should manage existing operations and new developments in order to reduce their GHG emissions and support delivery of the UK’s net zero target.

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

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Perenco fined record £225,000 for exceeding vent consent

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.