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Posted: 24 days ago

UK regulator ‘exploring tougher measures’ on flaring and venting of greenhouse gases in oil & gas production

The UK’s OGA has decided to scrutinise requests for flaring and venting of greenhouse gases of...

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  • Environment
Posted: 24 days ago
Posted: 29 days ago

OGA names Central North Sea area manager

The UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has appointed a new area manager for the Central North Se...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: 29 days ago
Posted: about 1 month ago

Spirit Energy, Premier Oil pick up UK acreage in licensing round

Premier Oil and Spirit Energy have added a total of 14 new blocks to their UK North Sea portfolio in...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 month ago
  • long read
Posted: about 1 month ago

UK: OGA offers offshore blocks to 65 firms as gov’t launches review into future licensing regime

The UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has offered for award 113 licence areas over 259 blocks o...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 month ago
Posted: 2 months ago

OGA: Offshore energy industry can aid UK in reaching net-zero

The integration of offshore energy systems, including oil and gas, renewables, hydrogen, and carbon ...

Categories:
  • Authorities & Government
Posted: 2 months ago
  • long read
Posted: 2 months ago
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Green energy transition: vital role of the oil & gas industry in achieving net-zero by 2050

A green energy transition will require the industry to make real progress in reducing its carbon foo...

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  • Transition
Posted: 2 months ago
Posted: 2 months ago

UK boasts improved production efficiency for seven years in a row

Production efficiency on the UK Continental Shelf has improved for the seventh consecutive year and ...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 2 months ago
Posted: 4 months ago

Hurricane granted more time for UK well work

Hurricane Energy’s request to extend the deadline for activities planned on the Lincoln licens...

Categories:
  • Exploration & Production
Posted: 4 months ago
Posted: 5 months ago

Oil & gas regulator to support UK’s target to reach net zero by 2050

The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has revealed its intention to help the government achieve the tar...

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  • Outlook & strategy
Posted: 5 months ago
Posted: 5 months ago

UK approves IOG’s plan for North Sea development

The UK Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) has approved IOG’s field development plan for the Core Pr...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: 5 months ago
Posted: 5 months ago

Two new faces to join board of UK’s oil and gas regulator

The UK’s oil and gas industry regulator, Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has named two new non-ex...

Categories:
  • Authorities & Government
Posted: 5 months ago
Posted: 6 months ago

EnQuest cleared to decommission Alma and Galia FPSO

UK oil and gas company EnQuest has received approval from the UK authorities for its decommissioning...

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  • Regulation & policy
Posted: 6 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

Chrysaor submits decommissioning plan for Caister offshore platform

Chrysaor has submitted a plan for decommissioning of the Caister CM offshore platform in the UK Nort...

Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

OGA chairman: O&G industry must do more to help solve climate change challenges

Chairman of the Oil and Gas Authority, Tim Eggar, has said that, if the industry wants to survive an...

Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

OGA Makes New Team Appointments

The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has expanded its leadership team with three recent appointments. ...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 9 months ago

UK’s oil and gas regulator makes three new appointments

UK’s oil and gas industry regulator, Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has made three new appointme...

Categories:
  • Business & Finance
Posted: 9 months ago
Posted: 10 months ago

UK’s latest licensing round attracts applications from 71 oil & gas companies

The United Kingdom’s latest offshore licensing round has attracted 104 applications covering 245 blo...

Posted: 10 months ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Corallian adds new blocks to UK portfolio

Corallian Energy has been awarded exclusive licenses over seven blocks and part blocks in the Inner ...

Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

United adds four North Sea blocks to UK portfolio

United Oil & Gas has accepted the formal offer from the Oil and Gas Authority, the UK oil and g...

Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Cluff completes North Sea farm-out deal with Shell

Cluff Natural Resources has received the required regulatory consent from the Oil and Gas Authority ...

Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

UK’s OGA offers two blocks around Rhum field in North Sea

UK’s offshore regulator has launched a restricted ‘Out of Round’ offer of two bloc...

Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Talon adds another license to North Sea portfolio

Talon Petroleum has made a successful bid for a license over Block 14/30b (Licence) via the UK 31st ...

Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

UK: OGA to award four offshore licenses in Buchan area to three operators

Oil and Gas Authority has offered for award four licenses to three companies in the 2019 31st Supple...

Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Five new blocks for Equinor offshore UK

Norwegian oil giant Equinor has been awarded five offshore licenses in the UK as part of the Oil and...

Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

OGA awards 37 offshore licenses

The UK Oil and Gas Authority has offered for award 37 license areas over 141 blocks or part-blocks t...

Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

UK: OGA launches 130 terabytes of offshore data in push to unlock 20 billion barrels of oil & gas

The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has released what it says is one of the largest ever single open ...

Posted: about 1 year ago