Well Decommissioning Steering Group The Well Decommissioning Steering Group (WDSG) is part of the North Sea Transition Forum Wells Task Force. View more
Our relationship with the UK Government The NSTA has day-to-day operational independence from the The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ - previously known as the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)) and undertakes its activities in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations View more
PEARS The Petroleum E-business Assignments and Relinquishment System (PEARS) is the NSTA’s portal-based licence administration system. View more
Security over licences It is common practice for banks lending money to companies to demand a charge on the company’s assets as a form of collateral. View more
Ensuring successful planning and delivery of future oil and gas field projects Press releases and announcements View more
Change in control The model clauses do not impose any requirement for approval of a change of control of a Licensee, for example, a corporate takeover, but they do grant NSTA the power to require a further change of control, and failing that a power of revocation. View more