OGA Licensed Blocks BNG: UK Onshore and Offshore Petroleum Licence Boundaries

Licence boundaries covering both onshore and offshore UK taken directly from the Oil and Gas Authority's Petroleum E-business, Assignment and Relinquishment System (PEARS). The dataset is provided by the North Sea Transition Authority and was last updated on 2026-07-08. It is available in multiple geospatial formats including CSV, GeoJSON, KML, and ESRI REST services.

Use Cases

• Mapping and analyzing the spatial distribution of UK oil and gas licences based on the provided boundaries.
• Integrating licence area data with other geospatial layers for resource planning and environmental impact assessments.
• Monitoring changes in licence holdings and relinquishments over time using the authoritative PEARS source.

Strengths

• Data originates directly from the authoritative UK regulator's operational system (PEARS).
• Covers both onshore and offshore UK jurisdictions.
• Available in multiple standard geospatial formats (CSV, GeoJSON, KML, WFS, WMS, ESRI REST).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

North Sea Transition Authority (formerly Oil and Gas Authority), Petroleum E-business, Assignment and Relinquishment System (PEARS).

Collection Method

Taken directly from the operational PEARS system.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:12.672119; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (onshore and offshore).