Exploration and production We regulate the licensing of exploration and development of the UK’s offshore and onshore (England only) oil and gas resources, gas storage and unloading activities in accordance with the Strategy. View more
Decommissioning Delivery Programme This Decommissioning Delivery Programme builds on the Decommissioning Strategy and describes in more detail how and when near-term priority areas in decommissioning will be delivered Download
Organisational structure We are an organisation of approximately 200 staff, headquartered in Aberdeen with another office in London. 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
Wells Task Force - Wells The Wells Insight report was published in 2018 followed by The Wells Strategy and Well Activity Performance stewardship expectation, both in July 2019 View more