NSTA - Unsanctioned Discoveries: Small Pool Locations in the Southern North Sea

The Southern North Sea is the geographic scope of this dataset. It is a PDF map showing the location of unsanctioned discoveries, described as small pools, and key infrastructure. The data is provided by the North Sea Transition Authority and was last updated on 2026-06-18.

Use Cases

• Identify potential hydrocarbon resources based on unsanctioned discovery locations.
• Analyze the spatial relationship between small pools and existing key infrastructure.
• Support environmental impact assessments for the Southern North Sea region based on mapped features.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative North Sea Transition Authority.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-06-18 11:13:59.727063.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

North Sea Transition Authority

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-18 11:13:59.727063; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern North Sea (SNS)