Guidance

Oil and gas: licence data

Look up original licences and licence reports for UK onshore, offshore and gas storage by block, company or licence number.

• From: Oil and Gas Authority
• Published: 22 January 2013
• Last updated: 18 January 2016
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  1. 18 January 2016

     Updated Recent and current Exploration Licences document

  2. 9 October 2015

     Oil and Gas: Updated document for Recent and current extant exploration licences.

  3. 13 February 2015

     Oil and Gas: Update of extant licences pdf

  4. 12 February 2015

     Oil and Gas: Update of current extant licences pdf

  5. 20 January 2015

     Oil and gas: Exploration Licences - (updated)

  6. 24 October 2014

     Oil and gas: Recent and current extant exploration licences - (updated)

  7. 28 July 2014

     Oil and gas: Recent and current extant exploration licences - (updated)

  8. 3 July 2014

     Oil and gas: Recent and current extant exploration licences - (updated)

  9. 20 June 2014

     Oil and Gas: recent and current extant exploration licences document updated

  10. 3 June 2014

      Oil and Gas: licensing offshore/onshore export reports link added

  11. 21 October 2013

      Oil and gas: 2013 Licence relinquishments - (updated)

  12. 2 September 2013

      2013 Relinquishments updated

  13. 2 July 2013

      2013 relinquishments - updated

  14. 11 June 2013

      2013 Oil and gas licence relinquishments - updated

  15. 3 May 2013

      2013 relinquishments - updated

  16. 28 March 2013

      2013 Relinquishments updated

  17. 4 March 2013

      2013 Relinquishments updated

  18. 22 January 2013

      First published.

This guidance was withdrawn on 6 October 2016

The Oil & Gas Authority launched a new website on 3 October 2016 to reflect its new status as a government company.

This formalises the transfer of the Secretary of State’s regulatory powers in respect of oil and gas to the OGA, and grants it new powers. This website will no longer be updated. Visitors should refer to www.ogauthority.co.uk

Getting a licence

You can go to the UK Oil Portal to apply online for onshore and offshore petroleum licences - and for changes to licences eg assignments and relinquishments (login required).

All the offshore licences have been migrated to the new portal licensing system

Licence reports

• Offshore licences by licence number
• Onshore licences by licence number
• Offshore licences by block
• Onshore licences by block
• Licences by company and block
• Licensee company information
• Company group lookup
• Offshore sub-area operators
• Licensing Offshore/Onshore Export Reports

Scanned licence documents

You can search for recent offshore, onshore or gas storage licences and licence reports by block or part block using our look-up menu (no login required).

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Licence Relinquishments

• Relinquishment/surrender reports: Seaward Production Licences
• Licence relinquishments 2003 to present

Additional licensing data

• Recent and current Exploration Licences (PDF, 91.7 KB, 1 page)
• Out-of-round offer on Seaward Block 103/1
• 26th Seaward Licensing Round
• 25th Seaward Licensing Round
• 24th Seaward Licensing Round
• Licence equity holders in text format
• Past licensing rounds