10 Sept 2025 Regulatory Completion Date (RCD) And Earliest Disclosure Date Tracker for UKCS Petroleum Wellbores
02 Sept 2025 Emissions down by a third since 2018, but bold action needed to secure industry’s role in transition
Consolidated Onshore Guidance June 2018 The Petroleum Act 1998 vests all rights to onshore petroleum in the Crown, including the rights to search, bore for and get it. It empowers the Authority to grant licences to search for and bore for and get petroleum to such persons as they see fit Download
Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16 Accounts presented to the House of Commons pursuant to Section 7(2) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 Download
Field Operator Guidelines October 2019 These guidelines are provided to assist companies who wish to become a field operator of oil or gas fields on the UKCS Download
General guidance Companies who want to participate in the exploitation of the UK’s oil and gas resources need (among other things) a Production Licence from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). The OGA operates a competitive system for awarding Production Licences. Download
NSTA consults on greater focus on reducing emissions Press releases and announcements Consultation asks for views on emissions reduction requirements, Failure to invest in platform electrification could impact future consents, Increased scrutiny of assets with high emissions intensity View more
Stewardship Expectation 12: Supply Chain Collaboration and Cooperation We expect relevant persons to collaborate and cooperate with their supply chain (those providing goods and services to the upstream oil and gas industry) to support the delivery of relevant activities (as defined in the OGA Strategy) on time and on budget. Download
