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We run a competitive licensing system and applications may only be made in accordance with approved procedures.

The following document details The Crown Estate Agreements including Leases, Licences, Agreements for Lease and Search Areas, overlaying UKCS Petroleum Licensing Blocks.

The Field Development Plan (FDP) is the support document for the NSTA’s development and production authorisations and should provide a brief description of the technical information on which the development is based.

The continuing importance of UKCS oil and gas production.

Notice pursuant to Energy Act 2016 section 34(1)(a) - Requirement to provide information & samples to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)

An Area Plan is a cross licence/ cross Hub collaborative framework to ensure economic recovery of oil and gas, whilst supporting the drive to net zero carbon by 2050, in a particular geographical area of the UKCS, based on the analysis of evidence.

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.