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
Financial Guidance Publications The Oil and Gas Authority’s (the ‘OGA’) powers, and this guidance, apply to: (a) the upstream UK offshore petroleum industry; and View more
Net zero moves closer with new guidance for carbon storage industry Press releases and announcements Net zero and the energy transition have taken another step forward with the publication of new guidance for the carbon storage industry. View more
Area Plan External Guidance - November 2023 Publications On 20 November 2023, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), published revised Area Plan guidance. The revised guidance can be viewed here. View more
Guidance on applications for a Carbon Storage Permit Publications The NSTA have updated (9 November 2023) the guidance on applications for a Carbon Storage Permit. View more
Guidance on the conduct of licence assignments Publications Guidance on the conduct of licence assignments October 2024 View more
Reporting and disclosure of Information and Samples Guidance - 2018 This document (‘guidance’) provides guidance on the Oil and Gas Authority’s (‘OGA’) requirements for the reporting of Information and Samples that are retained by relevant persons under the Oil and Gas Authority View more