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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.

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.

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​