OGA Licences ETRS89: UK Onshore and Offshore Petroleum Licence Boundaries

Licence boundaries for UK oil and gas exploration are taken directly from the OGA's Petroleum E-business, Assignment and Relinquishment System (PEARS). The data is provided by the North Sea Transition Authority and was last updated on 2026-07-08. It covers both onshore and offshore areas of the United Kingdom.

Use Cases

• Map petroleum exploration rights based on official licence boundaries.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of oil and gas licences across the UK.
• Integrate licensing data with other geospatial layers for energy infrastructure planning.
• Monitor changes in licence areas over time based on updates from the PEARS system.

Strengths

• Data originates directly from the official OGA PEARS system, suggesting high authority.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, KML, WFS, WMS, ESRI REST) for interoperability.
• Covers both onshore and offshore UK areas, providing a complete national picture.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-07-08).

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:37.117443

Geography

United Kingdom (onshore and offshore)