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CNOOC fined £125,000 as crackdown on excessive flaring and venting continues Press releases and announcements The North Sea Transition Authority has imposed a penalty of £125,000 on CNOOC for venting without consent at its Buzzard field on two separate occasions in the space of a fortnight. View more
Operatorship The licence model clauses oblige the licensee to nominate an entity that has responsibility for organising or supervising all or any of the operations of searching or boring for or getting petroleum in pursuance of the licence, namely: View more
Licence extensions Offshore production licences can be extended beyond their original expiry date if necessary to allow producing fields to fully exploit the associated reserves. View more
NSTA convenes collaborative workshop on platform electrification to cut North Sea emissions Press releases and announcements The NSTA gathered leading operators and technology companies for a workshop in Aberdeen today (20th February) to help industry unlock brownfield projects which would enable existing platforms to run on clean electricity. View more
Bacton Energy Hub The NSTA recognises that Bacton has the potential to establish itself as a low carbon hydrogen hub. This would ensure Bacton remains a key regional energy hub, leveraging existing infrastructure and resource in the region to ensure its low carbon future. View more
Licence assignments As from 1 October 2016, the Energy Act 2016, and Regulations made under it, transferred certain functions from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (now the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero) to the Oil and Gas Authority. View more
