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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

This document is an annex to the final report of the UKCS Energy Integration Project

This page contains information regarding the Annual Consents Exercise (“ACE”) in the following sections: 

The NSTA grants licences that confer exclusive rights to ‘search and bore for and get petroleum’.

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.