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 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
Organisational structure We are an organisation of approximately 200 staff, headquartered in Aberdeen with another office in London. 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
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
