Updated: Update on the Timing of the 28th Seaward Licensing Round
Overview
Licensing rounds yield better quality bids than other methods. Unlike auctions, for instance, licensing rounds do not divert significant sums of money away from exploration work and they give a much better expectation that a licence will be awarded to the bid that promises to optimise exploitation of the UK's petroleum resources.
Onshore and offshore licensing rounds generally take place every year.
Below you can obtain information about current and previous licensing rounds including lists of offers made in each round, press notices, maps, and the contact details of operators offered licences. This includes data from as far back as 1964.
Timing of the 28th Seaward Licensing Round
The Official Journal of European Union has published on the Commission's website a Notice on the UK's 28th Offshore (Seaward) Oil and Gas Licensing Round. This is in preparation for Michael Fallon, the Minister for Energy, to formally announce the opening of the Round with applications to then be received by DECC 90 days later.
Once the round has been formally announced the DECC Oil and Gas part of the UK.GOV website will be updated with a Press Notice, a link to the official invitation in the Official Journal of the European Union; a map of the acreage on offer; the application guidance and a link to the Strategic Environmental Assessment that has been carried out by DECC.
First point of contact on 28th seaward round
Ricki Kiff
tel: 0300 068 6042
email: ricki.kiff@decc.gsi.gov.uk
Final Award in the 26th Round For Seaward Blocks 41/18 & 41/19
The Minister for Energy, John Hayes, announced on 3rd April 2013 a final 26th Licensing Round award for seaward Blocks 41/18 & 41/19.
Please see links below for more detail
Information on final award
(MS Word Document, 11.8KB)
Map of blocks 41/18 and 41/19
(PDF, 127KB, 1 page)
27th licence round
After thorough consideration of the applications made in the 27th Offshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round, John Hayes, the Energy Minister, is pleased to be able to announce an initial tranche of offers of 167 Production Licences covering 330 blocks.
27th Round First Tranche of Offers
Details of the offer of awards
DECC press notice
Potential awards in the 27th Round - by Administrator
(MS Excel Spreadsheet, 20.8KB)
Potential awards in the 27th Round - by Block
(MS Excel Spreadsheet, 20.7KB)
Winning marks - by Block
(MS Word Document, 31.7KB)
Contact details of companies offered licences in the 27th Round
(MS Excel Spreadsheet, 14.9KB)
Maps of seaward acreage offered
West of Shetlands Area
(PDF, 215KB, 1 page)
North Sea Northern Area
(PDF, 206KB, 1 page)
North Sea Central Area
(PDF, 190KB, 1 page)
North Sea Southern Area
(PDF, 203KB, 1 page)
West of Scotland
(PDF, 305KB, 1 page)
27th Round Second Tranche of Offers
Details of the offer of awards
Potential awards in the 27th Round - by Administrator
(MS Excel Spreadsheet, 17.6KB)
Potential awards in the 27th Round - by Block
(MS Excel Spreadsheet, 17.5KB)
Maps of seaward acreage offered
West of Shetlands Area
(PDF, 212KB, 1 page)
North Sea Central Area
(PDF, 229KB, 1 page)
North Sea Southern Area
(PDF, 216KB, 1 page)
English Channel
(PDF, 221KB, 1 page)
North Channel and Morecambe Bay
(PDF, 393KB, 1 page)
27th Round Information and guidance
- Shape files
- Strategic Environmental Assessment
Discoveries and COP fields in Open Acreage
PDF, 217KB, 3 pages
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publication ("Discoveries and COP fields in Open Acreage").
Prospects and leads in Blocks recently relinquished
PDF, 5.12KB, 1 page
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publication ("Prospects and leads in Blocks recently relinquished").
The Crown Estate interest
The Crown Estate has significant interest in the offshore area which could potentially affect exploration and development proposals. Below is a map of Crown Estate interests applicants in the 27th Round should be aware of.
Map of Crown Estate interest
PDF, 1.19MB, 1 page
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publication ("Map of Crown Estate interest").
If you wish to understand what the significance of these interests are for a block or blocks you intend to apply for please make contact with The Crown Estates directly.
16 New Burlington Place
London W1S 2HX
Tel: 0207 851 5343
Email: oilandgasenquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk
www.thecrownestate.co.uk
Some areas of UK controlled waters may be designated as Special Areas of Conservation. There is a map showing these areas, and a contact point for further information, in the link below. Potential applicants are advised to take particular notice of the Special Areas of Conservation.
- proposed offshore Special Areas of Conservation
- information provided by MOD
information on levels of shipping activity
Statement to the House of Commons
(PDF, 7.43KB, 1 page)
27th round guidance
General
(PDF, 395KB, 17 pages)
Technical
(PDF, 135KB, 12 pages)
Financial
(PDF, 222KB, 9 pages)
Environmental
(PDF, 109KB, 5 pages)
Contacts
First point of contact on 27th seaward round awards
Jen Brzozowska
tel: 0300 068 6030
email: jen.brzozowska@decc.gsi.gov.uk
Alternate contact
Ricki Kiff
tel: 0300 068 6042
email: ricki.kiff@decc.gsi.gov.uk
Technical contact
UK Oil Portal support line: 0300 068 5793
email: ukop@decc.gsi.gov.uk
14th licence round
DECC have published for consultation an Environmental Report on our proposals for further onshore oil and gas licensing in areas of Great Britain. This is a necessary part of a process of strategic environmental assessment (SEA).
You can view the consultation document here: https://econsultation.decc.gov.uk/decc-policy/consultation-env-report-further-oil-gas-licensing/
The consultation will be open until 28 March 2014.
Once the consultation responses have been taken into account the Government will issue a “Post-Adoption Statement” which will summarise how it intends to proceed in relation to further onshore licensing.
Contact: ogsea@decc.gsi.gov.uk
Past licensing rounds
Round
Year
Blocks offered
Blocks applied for
Blocks awarded
Appns
Licences
Licence numbers
Licence terms (years)(f)
1
1964
960
394
348
31
53
P001-P053
6+40
2
1965
1102
127
127
21
37
P054-P090
6+40
3
1970
157
117
106
34
37
P091-P127
6+40
4(a)
1971-2
436
286
282
259
118
P128-P245
6+40
5
1976-7
71
51
44
53
28
P259-P286
4+3+30
6
1978-9
46
46
42
55
26
P297-P322
4+3+30
7
1980-1
395
97
90
125
91
P325-P415
6+30
8(a)
1982-3
184
84
70
60
55
P417-P471
6+30
9(a)
1984-5
195
120
93
149
89
P477-P565
6+30
10
1986-7
127
61
51
75
51
P566-P616
6+30
11
1988-9
212
115
115
125
105
P617-P721
6+12+18
12
1990-1
161
116
107
115
74
P722-P795
6+12+18
13(b)
1990-1
117
66
66
13
6
P796-P801
9+15+24
14
1992-3
484
128
110
97
79
P803-P881
6+12+18
15
1994
81
34
29
25
20
P882-P901
6+12+18
16
1994-5
164
82
79
61
45
P902-P946
6+12+18
17
1996-7
275
127
114
32
25
P948-P972
3+6+15+24
18
1998
602
82
78
43
47
P975-P1021
6+12+18
19
2000-1
44
12
12
13
8
P1023-P1030
6+12+18
20
2002
289
36
36
29
25
P1039-P1063
4+4+18
21
2003
611
211
138
70
89
P1064-P1152
4+4+18
22
2004
1039
164
162
76
96
P1159-P1253
4+4+18(e) 2+4+6+18(d)
23
2005
1329
274
259
135
151
P1254-P1404
4+4+18(e) 2+4+6+18(d)
24
2007
1411
255
246
147
150
P1406-P1555
4+4+18(e) 2+4+6+18(d)
25
2009
2297
279
303
193
185
P1556-P1740
4+4+18(e) 6+6+18(d)
26
2010
2818
356
378
187
190
P1741-P1928
4+4+18(e) 6+6+18(d)
27
2012
2788
418
xx
224
xx
xx
4+4+18(e) 6+6+18(d)
Licences issued other than in formal licensing rounds, including Segregation Licences and Out-of-Round Licences, are not included here.
One Licence number (P476) was allocated but not used.
Since the 11th Round, licences have continued into final term only if development had already approved or imminent.
A single application may cover separated areas, leading to more than one licence, which is why licences awarded may outnumber applications.
‘Blocks' includes parts of blocks.
Table footnotes
(a) Five blocks offered in sealed-bid auction; the rest in standard way
(b) Frontier round
(c) One third relinquishment if two or more wells drilled; two thirds if only one well drilled; all if no wells drilled
(d) Frontier licences
(e) Traditional and/or Promote licences
(f) According to original terms of licences; subject therefore to subsequent circumstances and amendments
(x) Figures not yet available
Acreage offered
List of blocks offered in each round
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 591KB
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publication ("List of blocks offered in each round").
Note: We have tried to make the list as accurate as possible but the information seeks to cover several decades and we cannot guarantee total accuracy. Also, precise designations of acreage may be ambiguous when comparing different dates (for instance, 14/28b in 1990 may not have been the same area as it was in 1980; and it may have been offered earlier still as part of 14/28).
Company contacts for previous rounds
25th round
(MS Word Document, 138KB)
24th round
(MS Excel Spreadsheet, 20.5KB)
23rd round
(MS Word Document, 50.5KB)
20th round
(MS Word Document, 55.5KB)
Environmental Report
(PDF, 1.67MB, 119 pages)
Appendices 1, 2 and 3
(PDF, 566KB, 72 pages)
Information about the following past licensing rounds is available on the National Archives:
Out-of-round offer on Seaward Block 103/1 - closed 17 November 2010
26th offshore licensing round - closed 28 April 2010
25th offshore licensing round - closed 22 May 2008
13th onshore licensing round - closed 6 February 2008
24th offshore licensing round - closed 16 June 2006
23rd offshore licensing round - closed 9 June 2005
22nd offshore and 12th onshore licensing rounds - closed 9 June 2004
21st offshore and 11th onshore licensing rounds - closed 31 July 2003
10th onshore licensing round - closed 1 April 2001
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