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CNOOC FINED £125,000 AS CRACKDOWN ON EXCESSIVE FLARING AND VENTING CONTINUES
Operator sanctioned for breach of venting consent at Buzzard field Since 2022 the ...
OEUK RESPONSE TO DONALD TRUMP COMMENTS
OEUK responded to Donald Trump’s post today on his Truth Social website, sharing news from ...
NORTH SEA INDUSTRY KEEPS UP RELENTLESS PACE OF TECHNOLOGICAL IINNOVATION
Technology deployments rose to 1,250 last year in the UKCS Well intervention and decom innov...
REPSOL NORTH FINED £350,000 FOR HALTING NEO’S PRODUCTION
Company failed to ensure their economic recovery obligations Imposed unreasonable time limit...
NSTA RELEASES RESERVES AND RESOURCES REPORT
The latest Reserves and Resources report published today (22 October) shows that the NSTA’s...
A TOWN CALLED BRUCE
The oil and gas sector contributes £25 billion to the UK economy and supports an estimated ...
MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHEAPER, EASIER, CLEANER PRODUCTION
Operators must bring viable shut-in wells back into production Well intervention w...
NSTA PUBLISHES WELLS INSIGHT REPORT 2024
This fifth Wells Insight Report, published on 5 September 2024 by the North Sea Transition Author...
CALL FOR NEW TASKFORCE TO PROTECT NORTH SEA JOBS
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling for an independent taskforce to urgently examin...
GREATER TRANSPARENCY ON INDUSTRY COMPLIANCE UNDER NEW PLANS BY NSTA
Regulator launches consultation looking at decom and enforcement Supports emissions reductio...
NEW NORTH SEA PROJECTS ON HOLD AS UK GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO COURT RULING
New North Sea oil and gas projects have been paced on hold this morning while the UK Government r...
OEUK REACTS TO WINDFALL TAX INCREASE
The Government yesterday confirmed further details on the windfall tax levy in the House of Commo...
NSTA CLAMPS DOWN ON WELL DECOMMISSIONING DELAYS
NSTA opens investigations into missed deadlines for well decommissioning £24bn could b...
NORTH SEA DATA UPLOAD SUPPORTS ENERGY TRANSITION
National Hydrocarbons Data Archive files now accessible through the National Data Repository ...
NAVIGATING THE FUTURE: LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS ON THE UKCS
Date: Wednesday, July 3 Time: 5 - 9pm GMT+1 Location: slb, 62 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6...
OEUK RESPONDS TO LABOUR PARTY MANIFESTO
The leading trade body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) today responds to the launch of the Labour Par...
EMISSIONS REDUCTION SCHEMES PROPOSED BY NORTH SEA OPERATORS
Annual meeting of leading operators in North Sea focused on taking action on emissions reducti...
31 MORE LICENCES OFFERED IN FINAL SET OF 33RD ROUND AWARDS
82 awards offered so far in 33rd oil and gas licensing round 50 companies offered awar...
NEW WAVE OF NORTH SEA LICENCES TO BE UNVEILED TODAY
A new set of North Sea licences are expected to be awarded today. The North Sea Transition Aut...
WINDFALL TAX TURMOIL RISKS JOBS, INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Yesterday's budget announcement extending the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers...
OEUK TO HOLD CRISIS TALKS WITH INDUSTRY OVER LABOUR’S WINDFALL TAX PROPOSALS
The leading representative body for the UK offshore energy industry will hold emergency summits w...
LABOUR’S NEW WINDFALL TAX PLAN SPARKS JOB LOSS WARNING
OEUK calls for urgent meeting with Labour leadership as it reveals 42,000 jobs could be lost ...
24 LICENCES OFFERED IN SECOND TRANCHE OF 33RD OIL AND GAS LICENSING ROUND
Offers range across 74 blocks and part-blocks Environmental considerations given p...
NORTH SEA ENERGY WORKFORCE SET TO POWER THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY
The North Sea energy workforce offers an unrivalled pool of skilled oil and gas specialists that ...
OBSOLETE NORTH SEA ENERGY INSTALLATIONS CREATE £20 BILLION BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
Shutting down obsolete North Sea energy installations is a business opportunity worth more th...
NSTA PUBLISHED REVISED AREA PLAN GUIDANCE
On 20 November 2023, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), published revised Area Plan guida...
LATEST NORTH SEA LICENCES STRENGTHEN HOMEGROWN ENERGY SECURITY AND JOBS
Offshore Energies UK, the leading trade body for the sector, says the award of new oil and gas li...
UK WELLS REPORT REVEALS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES NEED TO BE GRASPED
334mm boe of potential resources discovered in past three years NSTA wants to see speedy upt...
UK NORTH SEA EMISSIONS DOWN THREE YEARS IN A ROW
Reduction achieved in 2022 despite increase in production Emissions reduction initiatives su...
FIVE MORE FIRMS SUPPORT OF IADC'S DRIVE TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR...
Five more leading energy organisations have given their backing to a charter aimed at improving t...
NORTH SEA CAN SUPPORT ENERGY SECURITY, NET ZERO AND THOUSANDS OF HIGH-SKILLED...
Industry forum focuses on positive future New measures to boost investor confidenc...
SUBSTANCE MUST MATCH UP WITH SENTIMENT ON LABOUR DRILLING PLANS
The UK offshore energy industry has repeated its call for the Labour party to meet and listen to ...
NSTA DELIVERS FOR INDUSTRY AS SUPPLY CHAIN TOOL GOES DIGITAL
Supply Chain Action Plans transferred to online portal for easier submission, tracking and dat...
NSTA HIGHLIGHTS 22 PROJECTS WITH 1.5BN BARRELS IN THE PIPELINE
NSTA has given the go-ahead to seven projects with potential to produce 100m barrels of oil an...
INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TO HELP COMPANIES RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY TO OFFSHORE IN...
A new initiative has been launched which will help UK offshore companies respond more effectively...
NORTH SEA COULD POWER UK TO NET ZERO AND BEYOND BUT OEUK CONCERNED OVER INVES...
The North Sea could power the UK for decades, but a mix of windfall taxes and political uncertain...
NSTA ACTS TO SPEED UP NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION
Consultation aims to sweep away blockers to transactions Security of supply and improved pro...
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF NSTA
One year ago the North Sea Transition Authority was born. We changed our name from the Oil and Ga...
NSTA GETS TOUGH WITH FIRM SUSPECTED OF UNDERMINING UK ENERGY SECURITY
2nd probe launched in recent months into suspected failure to adhere to licence obligations wi...
POLITICIANS URGED TO MAINTAIN FOCUS TO AVOID ‘ECONOMIC ADVERSITY’ FOR UK
Parliamentarians across the UK have been urged to ignore the “political point scoring&rdquo...
OFFICIAL STATS CONFIRM RISKS OF SHUTTING DOWN SCOTTISH OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
Official analysis reveals accelerating the decline of Scotland’s oil and gas production wil...
ENERGY PATHFINDER CONTRACTS PORTAL REPORTS MASSIVE GROWTH
Site now boasts more than 1,700 subscribers Currently hosts 136 projects across five areas ...
STARMER’S CALL FOR ‘NO MORE INVESTMENT IN OIL AND GAS – OEUK RESPONSE
Reuters has reported Keir Starmer’s announcement that there would be no new UK oil and gas ...
NEW REPORT UNDERLINES CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF ESG DISCLOSURE
Industry making good progress on Environmental, Social and Governance reporting Study recomm...
INDUSTRY LEADERS AND GOVERNMENT DISCUSS ENERGY SECURITY, NET ZERO AND INVESTMENT
North Sea Transition Forum met today to discuss key priorities Members focused on energy sup...
INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY & INVESTMENT: SECURING NORTH SEA SUPPLY
Date: Wed, 7 December 2022 Time: 17:30 – 22:30 GMT Location: The Royal Scots Club Edinbur...
OEUK PREDICTS £20BN SPEND ON NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS DECOMMISSIONING
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), the leading representative body for the UK’s offshore energy i...
PROBE LAUNCHED AMID ONGOING FLARING AND VENTING CRACKDOWN
Licensee suspected of breaching consents Compliance key to maintaining social licence to ope...
NEW OIL AND GAS TARGET REINFORCES UK’S PLACE AS GLOBAL LEADER IN DECOMMISSIONING
Industry challenged to reduce costs by further 10% in next five years Target underpins next ...
OEUK RELEASES EXPLORATION INSIGHT REPORT 2022
Summary: OEUK Exploration Insight Report 2022 finds new oil and gas exploration key to...
NSTA OPENS INVESTIGATION INTO SUSPECTED LICENCE BREACH
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has opened an investigation into an operator suspected ...
NSTA BOOSTS NORTH SEA TECHNOLOGY USE WITH INNOVATIVE KNOWLEDGE-SHARING CONTRACT
Oil and gas production will be boosted and net zero targets supported thanks to a new partnership...
NSTA CALLS FOR WELL INTERVENTIONS TO BOOST NORTH SEA RATES
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), in its latest Wells Insight Report, has recommended a ...
NSTA MEASURES SET TO BOOST NORTH SEA PRODUCTION
Oil and gas production remained low in 2021 versus pre-pandemic levels Current project pipel...
NSTA LAUNCHES 33RD OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LICENSING ROUND
898 blocks and part-blocks available Priority Area blocks should lead to fields producing mo...
2021 UK OIL AND GAS RESERVES AND RESOURCES REPORT
The North Sea Transition Authority have published the 2021 UK oil and gas reserves and resources ...
NEW WINDFALL TAX PROPOSALS RISK UNTOLD DAMAGE TO NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY, WA...
A new round of windfall taxes would leave the UK facing decades of energy insecurity, heap furthe...
NSTA LAUNCHES NEW TOOL TO MAXIMISE INFRASTRUCTURE REPURPOSING
A new screening tool developed by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) will help to maximise...
LETTER TO GOVERNMENT CHALLENGING WINDFALL TAX SIGNED BY 31 ENERGY COMPANIES
UK companies servicing oil and gas operators have today urged the Prime Minister and the Chancell...
NEW STRATEGY TO CREATE AGILE WORKFORCE FOR OFFSHORE ENERGY INDUSTRY
Global energy skills organisation OPITO, on behalf of the UK oil and gas sector and with the supp...
UKCS MEDIATION PILOT EXTENDED
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has extended the UKCS mediation pilot in order to gathe...
NSTA HIGHLIGHTS 33 NEW PROJECTS AT INDUSTRY LEADERS’ MEETING
Potential for 1.3 billion barrels of oil and gas in new North Sea projects Upstream CO2 emis...
COMPANIES TO SHINE SPOTLIGHT ON EFFORTS TO ELECTRIFY NORTH SEA
Electrification in the Making Date & Time: Wed, 27 April 2022, 9:00 am Location: P&am...
NEW REPORT REVEALS ACTIVITY SLOWDOWN IN THE UK NORTH SEA
The second Wells Insight report, published today by the Oil and Gas Authority, highlights signifi...
OGA CHAIRMAN TIM EGGAR INSISTS CONTINUING NORTH SEA EXPLORATION IS VITAL
Exploration and production of oil and gas from the North Sea is still needed if the UK is to meet...
OGA INVESTIGATES DELAY TO ELGIN FRANKLIN TRANSACTION
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into the proposed sale by Esso Explor...
OIL & GAS UK LAUNCH INDUSTRY INDUCTION VIDEO
Oil & Gas UK, has launched their industry induction video, made in partnership with Well-Safe...
DIGITAL PLATFORM REVEALS VALUABLE SECRETS OF THE NORTH SEA
National Data Repository aids production efficiency and net zero drive Service will be quic...
OGA LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE LICENCE BREACH
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into a possible breach of field Produ...
OGA FINES BP £50,000 FOR LICENCE BREACH
bp failed to meet reporting requirements OGA determined to enforce regulatory comp...
EQUINOR COMPLETES NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA WILDCAT WELL
Equinor, operator of production licence 785 S, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 31/11-1...
TECH INSIGHTS REPORT SHOWS INCREASING FOCUS ON DATA AND DIGITAL
The Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) Technology Insights, launched today, shows that net zero ...
OGA TIGHTENS FLARING AND VENTING REQUIREMENTS
Stance reflects change in Strategy to assist net zero by 2050 target New developments to pla...
OGA OPENS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A POSSIBLE FAILURE TO MAXIMISE ECONOMIC RECOV...
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into a possible failure to maximise e...
NPD GRANTS ACCESS TO QUALITY-ASSURED GEOCHEMICAL DATABASE FOR THE NORTH SEA
Tobias Pfeifer and Hans Stokka works with FactPages and FactMaps at the NPD. Several diffe...
OGA: NEW CHAPTER FOR NORTH SEA
Dr. Andy Samuel, Oil and Gas Authority's Chief Executive, welcomes the North Sea Transiti...
SUBSEA UK WELCOMES NORTH SEA TRANSITION DEAL
Subsea UK Welcomes North Sea Transition Deal. Chief executive of the underwater engineering indus...
NORTH SEA FLARING CUT BY 22% IN ONE YEAR
Flaring in the North Seal fell by 22% in 2020 from the previous year as production facilities cut...
OGA ESG TASKFORCE RECOMMENDS ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND INVESTOR REPORTING
Vital climate-related information will be included alongside other key metrics in oil and gas ope...
URGENT CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT CRITICAL TO CREATE 100,000 NORTH SEA JOBS BY 2050
The UK offshore energy sector will miss the opportunity to be a global leader in clean energy if ...
SURVEY IS FURTHER CONFIRMATION OF STARK CONDITIONS FACED BY INDUSTRY
OGUK has said a survey of oil and gas companies which finds about a fifth of firms are expecting ...
OGUK: DECOMMISSIONING INSIGHT 2020
Oil & Gas UK has today published its Decommissioning Insight 2020, which captures a year like...
VIRTUAL EVENT: MEMOIR 52 LAUNCH CONFERENCE: UK OIL AND GAS FIELDS 50TH ANNIVE...
Date: 30 November 2020 Event type: Conference, Specialist Group, Virtual event Organised by...
GROUNDBREAKING NEW APP DETAILS EVERY ENERGY RESOURCE IN THE NORTH SEA
A new interactive mapping application that reveals the location of every energy-related site in t...
OGA TURNS ATTENTION TO FLARING AND VENTING OF GREENHOUSE GASES
The Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) has for the first time expanded its benchmarking to the f...
OGTC REPORT SETS OUT TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED ENERGY FUTURE F...
Delivering a tech-enabled integrated net-zero energy future will cost £430 billion but g...
OGA TO PUBLISH VITAL HISTORIC SEISMIC DATA
Historic seismic data which provide images below the seabed are to be made available by the Oil a...
UK OIL AND GAS RESERVES AND RESOURCES AT 2019 YEAR END
Managing the basin’s declining production to maximise value from the United Kingdom Contine...
DAILY WELL PRODUCTION FIGURES WILL HELP MER UK AND NET ZERO GOAL
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has today published daily production figures from wells that have...
OGUK WEBINAR TO HIGHLIGHT PROGRESS ON SECTOR’S ROAD TO RECOVERY
OGUK’s drive to ensure the UK oil and gas sector is taking collective action to stimulate i...