OGA Licensed Blocks: UK Onshore and Offshore Petroleum License Boundaries

Licence boundaries for oil and gas exploration and production in the UK, covering both onshore and offshore areas. The data originates from the North Sea Transition Authority's Petroleum E-business, Assignment and Relinquishment System (PEARS). It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Mapping petroleum license ownership based on official licence boundaries.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of oil and gas exploration rights across the UK.
• Integrating official licensing data with other geospatial layers for energy infrastructure planning.

Strengths

• Data is sourced directly from the official UK regulator's system (PEARS).
• Covers both onshore and offshore UK territories.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON, KML, and ESRI REST.

Limitations

• 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 (formerly Oil and Gas Authority).

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:43.591316.

Geography

United Kingdom (onshore and offshore).