NSTA fines CNOOC for venting without consent at offshore Buzzard field

Jan. 10, 2025
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has issued CNOOC a fine of £125,000 as it urges operators to ensure compliance with regulations.

A sixth North Sea operator has been fined for excessive flaring or venting in the past two years as industry regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) continues what it calls a "crackdown" on those who breach agreed limits.

Which other companies have been fined?

Courtesy Repsol Resources UK
NSTA fines Repsol, ONE-Dyas for North Sea transgressions
Nov. 27, 2024
Britain’s North Sea Transition Authority has fined Repsol North Sea for conduct that led to a shut-in at the Flyndre field.
Courtesy Repsol Resources UK
Dec. 13, 2023
Repsol has been fined £160,000 for a flaring and venting breach.
Courtesy EnQuest
EnQuest must pay a fine after flaring an excess of 262 metric tons of gas on the Magnus Field (pictured) in the East Shetland basin in the northern UK North Sea.
Dec. 19, 2022
Britain’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has fined three offshore operators for emissions and production-related incidents.
Copyright Stuart Conway / Courtesy Photographic Services, Shell International Ltd.
Shell North Sea Offshore Platform
April 28, 2022
The North Sea Transition Authority has fined Shell UK and served it with a sanction notice for breaching five U.K. field production consents.
Courtesy TotalEnergies
April 18, 2024
NEO Energy Production UK must pay a fine of £100,000 ($124,643) after having been found to breach a combined vent consent for three producing fields in the UK central North Sea...