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Overall United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) Production Efficiency (PE) has improved for the sixth consecutive year. In 2018, PE reached to 75%, driving an increase in production for the UKCS.

As expected, Production Efficiency (PE) in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) faced a challenging year in 2021, decreasing by 7 percentage points from the previous year to 73%.

The NSTA has published the UKCS Decommissioning Benchmarking Report 2023 which can be accessed here.

The NSTA has published its annual Emissions Monitoring Report, which shows emissions from UKCS upstream activities dropped 23% between 2018 and 2022.

The Seismic Imaging within the UKCS Energy Transition environment report published on 10 October 2023 (downloadable below) examines the vital and growing role that technology can play in studying the seabed and assessing potential uses of different areas of the North Sea.

Owners of offshore oil and gas infrastructure, including wells, must fulfil their obligations to decommission in accordance with statutory requirements and remediate the marine environment consistent with government policy.