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UK’S ENERGY TRANSITION AMBITIONS MUCH MORE THAN A PIPE DREAM
Innovation Zero speech comes as two major UK carbon storage projects permitted in five months ...
GREEN LIGHT FOR £2BN HYNET CARBON STORAGE PROJECT
Left to right: Stuart Payne, Chief Executive of the NSTA, and Alistair Macfarlane, NSTA Head ...
VISION FOR NORTH SEA’S ROLE IN TRANSITION DISCUSSED AT KEY MEETING
UK government consultation on the agenda at forum Views exchanged on ways to turbocharge inv...
WELL DECOMMISSIONING TECHNOLOGIES NEED OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE
The event was held in Union Kirk in Aberdeen International showcase highlights technolo...
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 ...
NORTH SEA ENERGY SECURITY VETERAN AWARDED MBE
Robert White, who worked in the same role for the UK’s energy departments until the North S...
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...
TENDERS INVITED FOR CARBON STORAGE STUDIES
The NSTA is inviting bids from contractors to carry out two subsurface modelling projects which w...
NSTA RELEASES RESERVES AND RESOURCES REPORT
The latest Reserves and Resources report published today (22 October) shows that the NSTA’s...
NEW CHAIR OF NORTH SEA TRANSITION AUTHORITY APPOINTED
the Energy Secretary has appointed Liz Ditchburn to chair the North Sea Transition Authority (...
STATEMENT OF INTENT BETWEEN THE CROWN ESTATE AND NSTA
The North Sea Transition Authority and The Crown Estate have today published a new Statement of I...
NSTA ACTS TO SMOOTH THE PATH OF NORTH SEA DEALS
Guidance aims to remove blocks to transactions Energy transition aims supported by clear bus...
NORTH SEA EMISSIONS CUT FOR A FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW
Industry delivers 4% decrease in emissions in 2023, a fourth consecutive year of reductions ...
UKCS DECOMMISSIONING BENCHMARKING REPORT 2024
The NSTA has today (5th September 2024) published its latest interactive UKCS Decommissionin...
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...
GREATER TRANSPARENCY ON INDUSTRY COMPLIANCE UNDER NEW PLANS BY NSTA
Regulator launches consultation looking at decom and enforcement Supports emissions reductio...
NSTA PICKS UP TRIO OF DIGITAL PRIZES IN STELLAR MONTH
L-R: Zahir Ibrahim, NSTA senior business intelligence manager; John Seabourn, NSTA chief digi...
NATIONAL HYDROCARBONS DATA ARCHIVE FILES NOW ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE NATIONAL ...
Offshore well and survey information held within BGS’s archive have now been transferred to...
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 ...
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...
NEO FINED £100,000 FOR BREACHING ITS VENT CONSENT
Fine reflects the company’s lack of oversight Oil and gas producers must support drive...
OGA PLAN SHARPENS FOCUS ON EMISSIONS REDUCTION
Action required to get on lower emissions pathways Asset electrification and low carbon powe...
NET ZERO MOVES CLOSER WITH NEW GUIDANCE FOR CARBON STORAGE INDUSTRY
New guidance will aid industry in managing storage sites Track 1 and 2 schemes will be...
NSTA: DIGITAL CONSENTS SYSTEM WILL CUT TIME AND COST
Production and flaring and venting volumes easier to monitor Around 500 applications are mad...
DATA DASHBOARD EXPANDED TO DRIVE DECOMMISSIONING SAVINGS
Digital tool showcases decommissioning portfolios of 15 operators Initiative gives...
CARBON STORAGE DATA WILL BOOST JOBS AND NET ZERO AMBITIONS
Search for new locations aided by openly accessible data Safe CO2 containmen...
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 REMAINS A VIBRANT HOTBED OF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
Net zero solutions and digital applications drive growth 1,200 innovative equipment and serv...
NSTA PUBLISHED REVISED AREA PLAN GUIDANCE
On 20 November 2023, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), published revised Area Plan guida...
27 LICENCES OFFERED IN FIRST BATCH OF 33RD OIL AND GAS LICENSING ROUND
Quicker-to-production areas chosen to aid UK energy security First to be awarded from 115 ap...
KEY FACTS: THE NORTH SEA TRANSITION DEAL
The North Sea Transition Deal (NSTD) is the first deal of its kind by a G7 country. It’s...
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...
ENERGY TRANSITION BOOSTED BY SEISMIC MONITORING REPORT
Potential future carbon storage sites easier to identify Information will help to resolve po...
NET ZERO BOOST AS CARBON STORAGE LICENCES ACCEPTED
21 licences shared by a total of 14 companies Almost 10% of total UK greenhouse ga...
NSTA SET TO TAKE ON ROLE OF OFFSHORE HYDROGEN TRANSPORT AND STORAGE REGULATOR
Huge boost for small but growing industry Move will enable pioneering projects to go ahead ...
UK NORTH SEA EMISSIONS DOWN THREE YEARS IN A ROW
Reduction achieved in 2022 despite increase in production Emissions reduction initiatives su...
JOB ALERT: NSTA - SENIOR GEOSCIENTIST/RESERVOIR ENGINEER
North Sea Transition Authority are looking for a talented Senior Geoscientist or Senior Reser...
NORTH SEA SECTOR SPENT £1.6 BILLION ON DECOMMISSIONING IN 2022
Significant opportunity with £21 billion of UK offshore decommissioning spendi...
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...
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 REVOKES FUJAIRAH OIL AND GAS LICENCES
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) revoked offshore petroleum licences P.108, P.313 and P....
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...
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...
UK NORTH SEA FLARING HALVED IN JUST FOUR YEARS
Flaring down by 50% since 2018, after 13% drop last year 2022 saving equates to gas demand o...
CALLS FOR NEW WINDFALL TAXES ON GLOBAL PROFITS ARE MISLEADING, SAYS OEUK
Reuters and others have reported calls by opposition politicians and union leaders for another in...
ENERGY PATHFINDER CONTRACTS PORTAL REPORTS MASSIVE GROWTH
Site now boasts more than 1,700 subscribers Currently hosts 136 projects across five areas ...
CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE – THE ROAD TO NET ZERO
Dedicated NSTA development team created to oversee the delivery of carbon storage de...
NEW REPORT UNDERLINES CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF ESG DISCLOSURE
Industry making good progress on Environmental, Social and Governance reporting Study recomm...
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 ...
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 ...
NORTH SEA GAS HAS LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT THAN IMPORTED LNG
The production of natural gas from the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) creates less than half as much...
NSTA MEASURES SET TO BOOST NORTH SEA PRODUCTION
Oil and gas production remained low in 2021 versus pre-pandemic levels Current project pipel...
33RD LICENSING ROUND UPDATE - EXTRA BLOCKS ON OFFER
North Sea Transition Authority today announced the offer of an additional 34 Blocks in the 33rd O...
TOM WHEELER BECOMES NEW DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AT NSTA
Scott Robertson, Director of Operations, has announced he will leave the North Sea Transition Aut...
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 ...
UK CARBON STORAGE LICENSING ROUND ATTRACTS 26 BIDS
Licences will be awarded early 2023 First injection could take place as early as 2027 ...
NORTH SEA EMISSIONS DOWN MORE THAN 20% SINCE 2018
The UK needs secure and stable energy supplies, produced as cleanly as possible Industry mak...
MULTIMILLION-POUND MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS CONTRACTS HIGHLIGHTED BY PATHFI...
Leading North Sea operators add tenders for operations and maintenance work NSTA focused on ...
UKCS DECOMMISSIONING COST ESTIMATE DROPS 25% TO £44.5BN
Cost reduction estimate is equivalent to £15bn saving Well decommissioning campaign ap...
OFFSHORE ENERGY DIGITAL STRATEGY GROUP TO DRIVE NORTH SEA GROWTH AND MODERNIS...
The Offshore Energy Digital Strategy Group (DSG) has held its first meeting, starting off the exc...
DATA UPLOAD BOOSTS SEARCH FOR CARBON STORAGE SITES IN THE UK
132 terabytes of seismic data added to online collection Exploration for renewables sites an...
NSTA ANNOUNCES ONE OF UK’S FIRST NON-EXEC DIRECTOR JOB SHARES
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has today announced what is thought to be one of the fi...
NSTA APPOINTS STUART PAYNE AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Stuart Payne joined the NSTA when it was created in 2015 and is current Director of Supply Cha...
ELECTRIFICATION COMPETITION STUDIES UNDERLINE IMPORTANCE OF CROSS-INDUSTRY CO...
North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has published the full project reports of the three Electri...
NSTA LAUNCHES NEW TOOL TO MAXIMISE INFRASTRUCTURE REPURPOSING
A new screening tool developed by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) will help to maximise...
BIDS INVITED IN UK’S FIRST-EVER CARBON STORAGE LICENSING ROUND
New areas could make significant contribution to government target of four CS clusters c...
NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR SUPPLY CHAIN
Most operators paying invoices promptly £5bn of work being tendered now or in near ter...
NSTA PUBLISHES FIVE YEAR CORPORATE PLAN
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has published its Corporate Plan, outlining its pr...
UKCS MEDIATION PILOT EXTENDED
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has extended the UKCS mediation pilot in order to gathe...
NSTA MAP SUPPORTS NEW PROJECT IN SUBSEA DECOMMISSIONING
Quartet of operators to present unified decommissioning portfolio NSTA highlights opportunit...
UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF CARBON STORAGE ON THE UKCS
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), The Crown Estate (TCE) and Crown Estate Scotland (CES)...
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...
NSTA FINES SHELL £50,000 FOR BREACHING PRODUCTION CONSENTS
Investigation finds that Shell failed to comply with consents NSTA committed to maintaining ...
NSTA CLOSES INVESTIGATION AND REMINDS INDUSTRY OF NEED FOR PROMPT COLLABORATI...
Industry told to avoid lengthy delays that can harm business Message follows investigation i...
GROUND-BREAKING NORTH SEA ENERGY DEAL THE FOCUS OF OEUK’S 2022 CONFERENCE
Linda Z Cook, CEO of Harbour Energy and Dr Andy Samuel CEO of the North Sea Transition Authority ...
NSTA'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE WELCOMES THE ENERGY STRATEGY
Dr Andy Samuel, North Sea Transition Authority’s Chief Executive, welcomes the Energy S...
OIL & GAS AUTHORITY CHANGES NAME TO NORTH SEA TRANSITION AUTHORITY
The Oil and Gas Authority has today changed its name to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)...