30th Round Provisional Award Map (WoS): UK North Sea Oil and Gas Licensing

A geospatial dataset from the North Sea Transition Authority showing provisional awards for the 30th Offshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round. The data is published via an ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API and was last updated on 2026-06-18. It likely contains map layers delineating license blocks in the UK Continental Shelf, particularly in the West of Shetland (WoS) area.

Use Cases

• Mapping and analyzing the spatial distribution of new oil and gas licenses (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Assessing regional energy development potential and planning infrastructure (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Integrating licensing data with environmental or marine spatial datasets for impact studies (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative North Sea Transition Authority.
• Available via a standardized ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API for programmatic access.
• Last updated on 2026-06-18 11:13:27.374716.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and specific data attributes are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

North Sea Transition Authority

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official licensing round decisions and geographic information systems.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-18 11:13:27.374716.

Geography

Likely covers the UK Continental Shelf, with a focus on the West of Shetland (WoS) area.