by westoncompliance | Oct 30, 2025 | Carbon Capture and Storage, Consultation, Data, Information and Samples, NSTA, UK
The NSTA has published a response to a consultation on proposed regulations for the disclosure of carbon storage information and samples. The consultation sought views on the period of time after which carbon storage information and samples may be disclosed.The...
by westoncompliance | Apr 25, 2025 | Carbon Capture and Storage, Data, HMSO, Information and Samples, Sample, sampling, Storage, UK
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 108 and 331(2)(b) of the Energy Act 2023.The Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 108(7) of that Act, consulted the licensing authorities that may under...
by westoncompliance | Jun 13, 2024 | Carbon Capture and Storage, Consultation, Decommissioning, Environment, ESOS, Fees, Information and Samples, Licensing, NSTA, Offshore wind, Reporting, UK
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 330(1) and (2) of the Energy Act 2023(1). In accordance with sections 330(5) and 331(3) of that Act a draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of...
by westoncompliance | Feb 15, 2024 | Carbon Capture and Storage, Consultation, Information and Samples, NSTA, UK
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has opened a consultation on proposed regulations for the disclosure of carbon storage information and samples. The consultation is seeking views on the period of time after which carbon storage information and samples may be...
by westoncompliance | Sep 19, 2023 | BEIS, Carbon Capture and Storage, CO2, Decommissioning, DESNZ, Energy Security, Information and Samples, Policy, Storage, Transport, UK
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published a number of policy statements relating to the Energy Security Bill which was introduced to Parliament on 6th July 2022. (See also: previous news item in January 2023). The...
by westoncompliance | May 10, 2023 | Carbon Capture and Storage, DESNZ, Environment, Information and Samples, Licensing, NSTA, Permits and Licences, Regulatory Process, UK
The Department for Business, Energy and Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced that new powers for the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) will shortly be brought forward in an amendment to the Energy Bill which had its second reading in the House of Commons on the 9th of...
by westoncompliance | Apr 6, 2023 | Carbon Capture and Storage, Consultation, Energy Security, Information and Samples, Net Zero, NSTA, NSTA Strategy, Regulatory Process, UK
Between January and March 2023, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) sought views from the UK oil and gas and carbon storage industries on information and sample related matters in Carbon Dioxide Appraisal and Storage and Petroleum Licences, and the principle of...
by westoncompliance | Feb 8, 2023 | Data, Information and Samples, Licensing, NSTA, NSTA Strategy, Permits and Licences
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has published a document that is intended to aid understanding of what specific information must be reported to the UK National Data Repository and the “form and manner” in which the information must be reported. The document...
by westoncompliance | Jan 26, 2023 | Data, Information and Samples, NSTA, NSTA Strategy, Seismic, UK
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has published a new form entitled ‘Seismic Survey Close out form’. The new form can be found in the ‘Information and Samples’ section under the heading ‘Technology and data’ on the NSTA...
by westoncompliance | Jan 20, 2023 | Data, Environment, Information and Samples, NSTA, NSTA Strategy, UK
This document provides updated guidance on the North Sea Transition Authority (Offshore Petroleum) (Retention of Information and Samples) Regulations 2018 (the “Regulations”) made by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (the Secretary of...
by westoncompliance | Aug 10, 2022 | Data, Information and Samples, Licensing, Marine, MMO, Permits and Licences, UK
This guidance provides details of sediment and sample analysis for marine licence applications. Sediment Analysis has been updated. Read more… Source: MMO.
by westoncompliance | May 11, 2022 | Data, Environment, Information and Samples, Licensing, NSTA, NSTA Strategy, Offshore Installation, Permits and Licences, PONs, UK
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has published a revised version of Petroleum Operations Notice (PON) 9. The revised document sets out the NSTA’s specific requirements and Licensees’ obligations with respect to the retention and reporting of information and...
by westoncompliance | Aug 26, 2021 | Data, Information and Samples, NSTA, OGA, Reporting, UK
A new edition of the above named guidance has been published by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). The guidance was last published in February 2019. It is intended to aid understanding of what specific Information and Samples must be reported, where (or to whom) they...
by westoncompliance | Mar 20, 2020 | BEIS, COVID-19, Health, Health and Safety, Information and Samples, Occupational Health, OPRED, Permits and Licences, UK
BEIS OPRED has today (Friday 20th March) contacted its stakeholders by email. A number of stakeholders have contacted OPRED to express concerns regarding compliance with permit conditions during the exceptional circumstances experienced as a direct result of the...
by westoncompliance | Jan 8, 2020 | Data, Information and Samples, Maximising Economic Recovery (MER), NSTA, NSTA Strategy, UK
Work is underway to upgrade the OGA’s National Data Repository (NDR) platform. The OGA considers this as an opportunity to introduce significant improvements to the platform while recognising that the NDR platform will continue to evolve incrementally over time. The...
by westoncompliance | Jun 6, 2019 | Information and Samples, Permits and Licences, PONs, UK
PON 9 (Petroleum Operations Notice 9) – Information and Sample requirements for holders of Offshore UKCS Exploration and Production licences (link)The purpose of Petroleum Operations Notice (PON) 9 is to set out the OGA’s specific requirements and...
by westoncompliance | Feb 21, 2019 | Information and Samples, UK
OGA: Reporting and disclosure of Information and Samples Guidance (link)This document 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...
by westoncompliance | Oct 19, 2018 | Information and Samples, UK
The UK’s first Oil and Gas National Data Repository to deliver additional value and inward investment to the UK (link)The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has taken a step closer to the first UK Oil and Gas National Data Repository (NDR) for petroleum-related...
by westoncompliance | Aug 13, 2018 | Information and Samples, UK
OGA: Disclosure of Information and Samples Regulations (link)Following debates in Parliament last month, regulations governing the disclosure of petroleum-related information and samples by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) come into...
by westoncompliance | Jul 26, 2018 | Information and Samples, UK
SI 2018/898 The Oil and Gas Authority (Offshore Petroleum) (Disclosure of Protected Material after Specified Period) Regulations 2018 (link)These Regulations specify the time at, or after which, protected material (as defined in section 62(1) of the Energy Act 2016)...
