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Companies have a legal duty to decommission platforms and pipelines in a safe and cost-efficient manner once production operations have permanently stopped at their oil and gas fields. 

Through effective asset stewardship we aim to optimise efficiency and ensure economic recovery and support the drive to net zero carbon by 2050, while maintaining high standards of safety and environmental management.

We will continue to undertake pro-active, structured and prioritised stewardship reviews with operators and licensees based on intelligence gathered, prioritising those with the greatest impact on economic recovery and support the drive to net zero carbon by 2050.

The NSTA charges fees for a range of services to specific licence holders, including consents issued under petroleum licences, offshore methane gas and carbon dioxide storage licences and for pipeline works authorisations issued under Part III of the Petroleum Act 1998. 

This Emissions Monitoring Report, which will be updated annually, is part of the Authority'ss efforts to monitor, benchmark and hold the industry to account on its progress towards net zero.

The Offshore Safety Directive of 2013 (‘OSD’) was implemented in the UK by the Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015 (‘the 2015 Regs’) and other regulations.

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.

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), formerly the Oil and Gas Authority, is tasked with optimising UK oil and gas production while driving North Sea energy transition, realising the enormous potential of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) as a critical energy and carbon abatement resource