Consultation on greater transparency on industry compliance under new plans by NSTA Consultations Consultation View more
Carbon capture and storage Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is critical to the UK achieving net zero – government aims to capture and store 20-30 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030 and over 50 million tonnes/yr by 2035. View more
NSTA Technology Survey & Insights Report 2025 For decades, the UK North Sea has been a testbed for pioneering technologies used to produce billions of barrels of North Sea Oil & Gas, underpinning the UK’s energy security. View more
Data regulations Describes the regulatory powers that allow the NSTA to request and publish data View more
Pathfinder relaunch helps revitalise offshore energy supply chain Press releases and announcements View more
UKCS oil and gas terminals Onshore oil and gas terminals make significant contributions to the UK’s energy security and are well placed to support the acceleration of the energy transition. View more
Technology Insights - Well plugging and abandonment Well plugging and abandonment is showing a significant increase in reported numbers of technologies in 2023, from a low base in 2020. View more
Types of licence The licensing regime is designed to maximise the economic recovery of UK offshore oil and gas. View more
Gas storage and unloading The North Sea Transition Authority (the “NSTA”), pursuant to the Energy Act 2008 (the “Act”) is the licensing authority for offshore gas storage and offshore gas unloading. View more
