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
PETROLEUM LICENCE APPLICATIONS REPOSITORY (LARRY) INDUSTRY USER GUIDANCE October 2022 The Petroleum Licence Applications Repository (LARRY) system is the North Sea Transition Authority’s (NSTA) Licence Application system which allows Industry to submit and pay for licence applications for new Offshore and Onshore Licenses within the UKCS (United Kingdom Continental Shelf). Download
Guidance The NSTA produces a range of guidance documents, to support and assist industry in fulfilling its responsibilities and obligations, to set clear expectations on standards and behaviour, and to help share best practice. View more
Exploration and production - Onshore - Licensing regime The NSTA operates a licensing regime that gives companies exclusive rights to search, bore for and get petroleum. Petroleum licences are issued after a competitive process, usually a licensing round. View more
Organisational structure We are an organisation of approximately 200 staff, headquartered in Aberdeen with another office in London. View more
Pipeline Works Authorisations The Consents and Authorisations team is part of the Regulation directorate and prepare, authorise, and issue formal consents and authorisations to enable oil and gas fields to be developed and hydrocarbons produced. View more
Annual Report And Accounts 2023-24 The North Sea Transition Authority on 18 July 2014 laid our Annual Report and Accounts, which details the work the NSTA has done throughout the year. Download
