Guidance

Oil and gas: UK Oil Portal

The UK Oil Portal provides authenticated and secure access to e-business systems which support the regulation of the UK Oil and Gas industry

From:
Oil and Gas Authority
Published
24 January 2013
Last updated
20 April 2016 — See all updates

This guidance was withdrawn on

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

The UK Oil Portal

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Offshore certification scam

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Aims of the portal

  • Allow the UK Oil Industry to apply for and receive consent or direction electronically on a wide range of activities relating to Hydrocarbon Exploration, Production, Development, Decommissioning and the protection of the Environment.
  • Provide improved and streamlined Government administration procedures in support of this.
  • Support the monitoring of consented activities within the UK and ensure conformance with Petroleum Licence obligations, good practice and regulations.
  • Provide an environment which is adaptable to changes in future legislation and the realisation of improved administration and regulation.
  • Take advantage of initiatives within the global Oil industry on data and information exchange standards and internet data services

What you can do on the oil portal

Well Drilling

  • You can apply for consent to drill and conduct other activities on a well and notify the OGA of these through the WONS system (Well Operations and Notifications System).

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Guidance

The guidance below will be updated based on feedback

Contacts

For any data enquiries or how to use WONS please email: Sharon Matthew and wons@oga.gsi.gov.uk

For any IT problems, errors etc please email: ukop@oga.gsi.gov.uk with any associated error messages

Any other questions please email: WONS Project Manager

Production Reporting

  • You can return monthly data on Field and Terminal Production Data through the PPRS2000 Reporting System - this data is currently e-mailed to the OGA and is then placed in the public domain after three months.

Environment

  • You can apply for dispensation from submitting an Environmental Statement.
  • You can apply for all Permits to use and discharge certified chemicals.
  • You can report oil or chemical spills from offshore installations and pipelines

Portal Environmental Tracking System (‘PETS)

The Portal Environmental Tracking System (‘PETS) is DECC’s new environmental permitting system accessed via the UK Energy Portal. The system is now live.

The system has been developed to streamline the current permitting processes involved in applying for chemical permits and requests for Directions under the current environmental legislation that cover a wide range of offshore activities. DECC have also integrated a number of other subsidiary applications, some of which were previously paper-based, into the new system.

The new PETS system seeks to integrate the old style PON15 applications under one centralised Master Application Template (‘MAT’) which will be applied for under the following activity headings:

  • Drilling Operation;
  • Well Intervention Operation;
  • Pipeline Operation;
  • Production Operation;
  • Decommissioning Operation; and
  • Standalone Application.

Within each of these MAT types the Operator will then be able to separately submit and manage the various Subsidiary Application Templates (‘SATs’) to enable the operator to undertake the selected activity.

To use PETS you need a UK Energy Portal account. If you do not have an account then follow the instructions set out in the PETS User Guidance document below. Once you have an account with the required PETS access you will see new links on the left-hand sidebar. Depending on your PETS permissions these will be MAT Create, PETS Search and PETS Teams.

The PETS screens have been designed to act as a wizard, guiding the user through the various approval processes with hint text. A more detailed guidance document has been prepared and will be updated regularly.

PETS - Industry User Guidance (PDF, 2.04 MB, 40 pages)

Contacts

Derek Saward

E-mail: Derek.Saward@decc.gsi.gov.uk

Tel: 01224 254037

Petroleum e-business assignments and relinquishment system (PEARS)

The new system provides both security and ease of use by enabling licensees to deal with the following casework for their offshore Production Licences without the need for paper documents:

  • Licence assignments
  • Operator approvals
  • Equity interest changes (including field interests and management of subareas)
  • Licence administrator changes
  • Licence relinquishment
  • Surrenders of acreage
  • Data confirmations and corrections

More information on PEARS

Decommissioning

  • Decommissioning notices issued under Section 29 of the Petroleum Act 1988 are issued electronically.

Production Consents

  • You can apply for Production, Flaring and Venting Consents.

Annual Field Returns

  • You can submit Annual Field Returns electronically

Licence Round Applications (LARRY)

  • You can apply for onshore and offshore petroleum licences during a licensing round held by the OGA.

Licence Administration (PEARS)

  • You can apply on-line for changes to licences in which you are involved e.g. assignments and relinquishments.

How the portal makes working with DECC and the OGA easier

  • It removes the need wherever possible to submit paper and takes advantage of the speed of electronic transfer.
  • It makes the consent, direction and notification process more efficient by making electronic applications immediately and concurrently available to all relevant parties, irrespective of their geographical location. There is no longer the need to wait while paper files are passed between people.
  • It provides contacts who will support both the Business Process side and the Information Technology side should a problem arise.
  • It provides a reliable audit of the entire submission, review and consent/direction process with accountability.
  • It provides you with reliable confirmation of receipt by DECC and the OGA of all applications and notifications submitted.
  • It provides a conduit for DECC and the OGA to disseminate relevant information back to you and other key people.

UK information and data available

  • The OGA’s policy is to place information in the public domain within agreed guidelines
  • Operators with registered UK Oil Portal accounts will also have access to a hill history of their submissions made to DECC and the OGA including feedback, consent and direction received from DECC and the OGA.
  • Data held on the Oil and Gas pages of gov.uk replaces the previous paper publication call the Brown Book

Payments to DECC or the OGA by BACS or CHAPS electronic transfer

Details on how to make payments to DECC or the OGA by BACS or CHAPS electronic transfer

Updates to this page

Published 24 January 2013
Last updated 20 April 2016 + show all updates

  1. WONS Financial guidance - (added)

  2. New Well Operation Notification System (WONS) now live

  3. New WONS - deployment date - (added)

  4. Notification of new WONS system

  5. Oil and gas: Offshore certification scam details - (added)

  6. Oil and gas: PETS guide published

  7. First published.

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