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Companies who want to participate in the exploitation of the UK’s oil and gas resources need (among other things) a Production Licence from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). The OGA operates a competitive system for awarding Production Licences.

This document provides updated guidance on the NSTA (Offshore Petroleum) (Retention of Information and Samples) Regulations 2018 (the “Regulations”) made by the Secretary of State for BEIS (the Secretary of State) under Section 28(1) of the Energy Act 2016 (“the Act”).

This document provides general guidance as to the approach we will usually take in assessing whether a project achieves a Satisfactory Expected Commercial Return (‘SECR’).

As part of a storage permit application,the Carbon Storage Licensee must set out how it will meet the NSTA’s expectations with respect to the measurement of carbon dioxide.

On 24 February 2014, Sir Ian Wood published the UKCS Maximising Recovery Review Final Report (the Wood Maximising Recovery Review). Subsequently, the Energy Act 2016 (the 2016 Act) received Royal Assent on 12 May 2016.

This guidance sets out the form and manner in which Third Party Access (TPA) disputes may formally be referred to the NSTA and the approach that the NSTA is likely to take, taking into account that each application will be assessed on its facts, case by case.