08 Dec 2025 Guidance on the Application for a Carbon Dioxide Appraisal and Storage Licence (December 2025)
The move to net zero: Overview The NSTA is fully committed to enabling the achievement of the UK government's commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050 View more
Annual Stewardship Survey and Emissions Reduction Action Plans (ERAPs) explanatory note Press releases and announcements Annual survey went live on 1/11/2024. ERAP explanatory note published on 1/11/24 View more
Reducing emissions The NSTA holds industry account on targets to reduce upstream emissions by 50% by 2030 and has helped drive a 50% reduction in flaring between 2018-2022. View more
Flaring and venting The NSTA is the regulator for flaring and venting under the Energy Act 1976 (as amended by the Energy Act 2016) and the Petroleum Act 1998 View more
Perenco fined record £225,000 for exceeding vent consent Press releases and announcements Perenco UK Limited (Perenco) has been fined £225,000, the highest ever financial penalty handed out by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), for venting 59 tonnes of gas for over a month from its Dimlington onshore gas processing plant without consent. View more
UKCS Technology Insights 2018 63 operators submitted their Technology Plans as part of the 2016 UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) Stewardship Survey, providing the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) with a unique insight on companies’ technology portfolios, as well as their strategies to access further required technologies. Download
Technology Insights A5 April 2018 63 operators submitted their Technology Plans as part of the 2016 UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) Stewardship Survey, providing the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) with a unique insight on companies’ technology portfolios, as well as their strategies to access further required technologies. Download
