Oil & Gas - Onshore fields, licences and wells

What is it: 

There are hydrocarbon fields on land as well as under the sea. The data indicate approximate areas of fields only, not the full boundaries of the reservoirs.

MS Maps NMPI shows three layers:

  1. Onshore Oil and Gas - hydrocarbon fields
  2. Onshore Oil and Gas - hydrocarbon licences
  3. Onshore Oil and Gas – active hydrocarbon wells
Links to Scotland's Marine Atlas: 
Chapter 5: Oil, Gas, Pipelines and Gas Storage
Data originators: 
Scottish Government (SG)
This information page is part of the theme: 
Oil, Gas, Pipelines and Gas Storage
Onshore oil and gas layers © Scottish Government
More Information: 

Onshore oil and gas licensing powers were devolved to on 9 February 2018. Scottish Ministers have taken over the responsibility for onshore oil and gas licensing from the UK Oil and Gas Authority.

This page was last modified on : 
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 08:42

Links and Resources

Map Type Click title for metadata and licence informationsort descending Date of data View Map
NMPi Onshore oil and gas - active hydrocarbon wells 2019-01-11 Access this map on NMPi
NMPi Onshore oil and gas - hydrocarbon fields 2019-01-11 Access this map on NMPi
NMPi Onshore oil and gas - hydrocarbon licences 2019-01-11 Access this map on NMPi
Type Link Titlesort descending External Link
Web link Scottish Government – Oil and Gas www.gov.scot
Type Title External link
Web link Oil and Gas Authority - offshore licences www.ogauthority.co.uk