OGA Licences BNG: UK Onshore and Offshore Petroleum Licence Boundaries

Licence boundaries covering both onshore and offshore UK are provided in this dataset. The data is taken directly from the North Sea Transition Authority's Petroleum E-business, Assignment and Relinquishment System (PEARS). It was last updated on 2026-07-08 13:32:43.809171.

Use Cases

• Map petroleum licence coverage based on the described onshore and offshore boundaries.
• Analyze spatial distribution of UK oil and gas rights based on the licence boundary data.
• Integrate licence polygons into energy infrastructure planning systems based on the geospatial formats available.

Strengths

• Data is sourced directly from the authoritative UK regulator's operational system (PEARS).
• Covers both onshore and offshore UK areas, as stated in the description.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, KML, WFS, WMS, ESRI REST) for interoperability.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

North Sea Transition Authority (formerly Oil and Gas Authority - OGA)

Collection Method

Taken directly from the OGA's Petroleum E-business, Assignment and Relinquishment System (PEARS).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:43.809171; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (onshore and offshore)