NSTA awards Rough gas storage licence to Centrica Offshore UK Ltd in first stage of potential reopening
Friday 22 July 2022
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has today (21 July) awarded a gas storage licence to Centrica offshore UK Ltd (COUK) for the Rough site off the East Coast of England in the Southern North Sea.
The award of a licence allows COUK to progress with seeking the further regulatory approvals required before gas storage operations can commence, including further approvals required from the NSTA.
The application was received on 8 June and, after no further applications for the area were received by the deadline of 22 June, the NSTA after conducting its review, has awarded the licence to COUK.