UKCS Current Carbon Storage Licences with WGS84 Coordinates

Licence data for offshore carbon dioxide storage in the UK Continental Shelf, managed by the North Sea Transition Authority. The description details the geological formations suitable for storage and the regulatory framework involving multiple agencies. The dataset was last updated on 2026-06-18.

Use Cases

• Map potential carbon storage sites based on geological formations mentioned in the description
• Analyze the regulatory landscape for CCS projects based on the licensing authority and environmental assessment bodies described
• Assess spatial distribution of storage licences relative to industrial CO2 sources mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Managed by the authoritative licensing body, the North Sea Transition Authority
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, KML, and GPKG
• Last updated on 2026-06-18

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

North Sea Transition Authority

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-18 11:11:08.342587

Geography

UK Continental Shelf