Guidance

Oil and gas: licensing for gas storage and unloading

Download application forms and guidance for gas storage licences and gas unloading licences from DECC.

• From: Oil and Gas Authority
• Published: 22 January 2013

This guidance was withdrawn on 6 October 2016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

Overview

Developers must obtain a licence from DECC for offshore storage or unloading activities, and a grant of the appropriate rights from the Crown Estate.

This regime applies to storage and unloading within the offshore area that comprises both the UK territorial sea and the area extending beyond the sea designated as a gas importation and storage zone (GISZ) under section 1(5) of the act.

The Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is the licensing authority for offshore storage or unloading activities. In addition to applying for a licence, developers must obtain a grant of the appropriate rights from the Crown Estate.

Offshore gas storage

Below is the licence application material and other relevant guidance.

Gas Storage Licence – application form

MS Word Document, 82 KB

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• Gas Storage Licence – application guidance (MS Word Document, 121 KB)
• Considerations for a gas storage development plan (MS Word Document, 41.5 KB)
• Terms and conditions of a Gas Storage Licence (PDF, 90.5 KB)

Offshore gas unloading

Gas Unloading Licence – application form

MS Word Document, 74.5 KB

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• Gas Unloading Licence – application guidance (MS Word Document, 85 KB)
• Considerations for a Gas Unloading Development Plan (MS Word Document, 48.5 KB)

Operatorship

• Storage and unloading operatorship – approval guidance (MS Word Document, 61.5 KB)

Contact information

Ricki Kiff
Tel: 0300 068 6042
email: ricki.kiff@decc.gsi.gov.uk

Published 22 January 2013