Guidance on the role of Information and Samples Coordinators : October 2017 On 24 February 2014, Sir Ian Wood published the UKCS Maximising Recovery Review Final Report (the Wood Maximising Recovery Review). Subsequently, the Energy Act 2016 (the 2016 Act) received Royal Assent on 12 May 2016. Download
Guidance on Disputes over Third Party Access to Upstream Oil and Gas Infrastructure November 2022 This guidance sets out the form and manner in which Third Party Access (TPA) disputes may formally be referred to the NSTA and the approach that the NSTA is likely to take, taking into account that each application will be assessed on its facts, case by case. Download
Well and Installation Operator Service (WIOS) External User Guidance Publications published 8 November 2024 View more
Response on consultation proposal to issue NSTA Guidance on the conduct of licence assignments Consultations Published 8 October 2024 View more
Consolidated Onshore Guidance June 2018 The Petroleum Act 1998 vests all rights to onshore petroleum in the Crown, including the rights to search, bore for and get it. It empowers the Authority to grant licences to search for and bore for and get petroleum to such persons as they see fit Download
Financial Penalty Guidance November 2022 This document provides guidance as to the matters to which the North Sea Transition Authority will have regard when determining the amount of the financial penalty to be imposed by a financial penalty notice given pursuant to the Energy Act 2016. Download
Seismic Survey Close Out Guidance Guidance for submission of seismic survey header information Download