Offshore Oil And Gas Site Survey Metadata Since 1997

British Geological Survey metadata for oil and gas industry site surveys, indexed since 2009. The collection describes survey data acquired under exploration and production licences from 1997 onwards.

Use Cases

• Map survey area boundaries to analyze geographic distribution of exploration activity
• Analyze temporal trends in offshore operations using start date and end date fields
• Identify primary contractors and originators for industry supply chain analysis
• Link survey reference numbers to locate physical data via the National Data Repository

Strengths

• Metadata collection initiated in 2009 by the British Geological Survey, the official Data Archive Centre for MEDIN
• Covers surveys conducted from 1997 onwards, providing a multi-decade record
• Includes specific metadata fields such as survey name, reference number, originator, and area boundary

Limitations

• Contains only metadata, not the underlying physical survey data
• Data access requires a separate process through the National Data Repository
• Available only in HTML format, which may complicate structured analysis

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Metadata indexed by BGS as the MEDIN Data Archive Centre, collected in collaboration with the Oil and Gas Authority/North Sea Transition Authority

Time Range

Surveys from 1997 onwards, metadata indexed since 2009

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

United Kingdom offshore areas, likely focused on the North Sea