Cost recovery for oil and gas consents

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) sought views on proposals to recover the costs of its services in issuing consents under:

• petroleum production licences
• offshore methane gas and carbon dioxide storage licences
• Pipeline Works Authorisations issued under Part III of the Petroleum Act 1998.

The consultation document gives a more detailed explanation of the nature of the consents we propose to charge for, a further explanation of the suggested methodology for calculating a fee, and indicative indications of what that fee may look like.