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Data on payments of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) levy in 2018

Updated 20 December 2019
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Payments of the OGA Levy in 2018
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As explained in the Approach and Methodology Chapter for 2018, reconciliation of 2018 payments to the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) was targeted. Not set Not set
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Only companies with material payments to HMRC, TCE or CES had their payments to the OGA reconciled, with unilateral reporting of receipts by the OGA for the remaining companies. Not set Not set
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This meant that some companies with total payments of OGA Levy in 2018 greater than the £86,000 materiality threshold fell out of scope of the reconciliation process. Not set Not set
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The MSG also agreed that companies which paid in excess of £1 million to the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) should also be included in the reconciliation process. Not set Not set
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In a very few cases the payment reported by the licensee was higher or lower than that reported by the OGA. Not set Not set
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In all cases the reconciled figures were within the (lower of £10,000 or 1%) materiality thresholds agreed by the MSG. Not set Not set
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Company/group Payment as reported by the OGA (£) Included in Reconciliation (Yes/No)
Actis Oil and Gas Ltd 1,168 No
Aker BP ASA 11,671 No
Alpha Petroleum 227,521 Yes
Apache Corporation 557,137 Yes
Ardent Oil Ltd 3,366 No
Arenite Petroleum Ltd 11,653 No
Azinor Catalyst Ltd 55,603 No
BayernGas Europe Ltd -25 No
BP UK Group 1,468,112 Yes
Bridge Petroleum 3 Ltd 23,355 No
Bridge Petroleum 5 Ltd 11,678 No
Burgate E&P Ltd -137 No
Centrica 1,480,711 Yes
CGG Services (UK) Ltd 11,273 No
Chevron North Sea Ltd 318,473 Yes
CHRYSAOR Holdings Ltd 494,985 Yes
Cluff Natural Resources plc 2,135 No
CNR International UK Investments Ltd 576,492 Yes
ConocoPhillips UK Ltd 2,055,910 Yes
Corallian Energy Ltd 34,576 No
Dana Petroleum Ltd 477,207 Yes
Decipher Developments Ltd 11,678 No
Decipher Energy Ltd 11,678 No
Decipher Production Ltd 71,948 No
Dolphin Geophysical Ltd/ New name Shearwater Geoservices Ltd -25 No
Dong E&P (UK) Ltd -62 No
Draupner Energy Ltd 1,168 No
Egdon Resources (UK) Ltd 11,273 No
Endeavour Energy (UK) Ltd -6,273 No
ENI UK Ltd 330,070 Yes
EnQuest PLC 839,896 Yes
EOG Resources (UK) Ltd 74,991 No
Equinor (Statoil UK Ltd) 700,098 Yes
Esso E&P (UK) Ltd 11,678 No
Fairfield Betula Ltd -2,900 No
Fairfield Fagus Ltd 8,778 No
Faroe Petroleum (UK) Ltd 141,282 No
GTO Ltd -88 No
Hansa Hydrocarbons Ltd -455 No
Highland Petroleum Ltd -63 No
Holywell Resources Ltd 11,678 No
Hurricane Energy Plc 96,371 Yes
I3 Energy Ltd -380 No
I3 Energy North Sea Ltd 11,678 No
Igas Energy (Caithness) Ltd -25 No
IGas Energy PLC 128,431 Yes
Independent Oil and Gas plc -405 No
INEOS Industries 350,871 Yes
IOG (UK) Ltd 23,355 No
IOG North Sea Ltd 35,340 No
Iona Energy Co (UK) Ltd -262 No
Ithaca energy UK 133,884 Yes
Jetex Petroleum (UK) Ltd 11,678 No
JX Nippon E&P (UK) Ltd 11,198 No
Kimmeridge Energy Management Ltd -63 No
Marathon Oil UK LLC 288,601 Yes
Molgrowest (I) Ltd 10,793 No
Nautical Petroleum Ltd 22,950 No
Neptune Energy (Engie E&P UK Ltd) 416,364 Yes
Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd 621,363 Yes
North Sea Natural Resources Ltd 1,168 No
OK Energy (North Sea) Ltd 11,273 No
OMV (UK) Ltd -273 Yes
Oranje-Nassau Energie (UK) Ltd -380 No
Oranje-Nassau Energie Resources Ltd 35,033 No
ORG Geophysical AS -25 No
Parkmead E&P Ltd 64,821 No
Perenco UK Ltd 1,749,595 Yes
Petrogas E&P (UK) Ltd -405 No
Petrogas North Sea Ltd 11,678 No
PetroMarker AS 11,671 No
PGS Exploration Ltd 11,273 No
Ping Petroleum (UK) Ltd 11,678 No
Premier Oil PLC 797,839 Yes
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Ltd 1,960,270 Yes
Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2,092,425 Yes
Serica Energy (UK) Ltd 11,273 No
Siccar Point Energy E&P Ltd 102,057 Yes
Simwell Resources Ltd 2,336 No
Spectrum Geo Ltd 11,273 No
Speedwell Energy (1) Ltd 11,678 No
Summit Exploration and Production Ltd 22,140 No
Swift Exploration Ltd 1,168 No
TAQA Bratani Ltd 596,895 Yes
TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA 11,223 No
The Steam Oil Production Company Ltd 12,782 No
Third Energy Offshore Ltd 11,273 No
Total E&P UK Ltd 1,911,559 Yes
Trap Oil Ltd -12 No
Tullow Oil SK Ltd 89,647 No
UKOG Solent Ltd -25 No
Veritas Geophysical Ltd -50 No
Verus Energy (SNS) Ltd -50 No
Verus Petroleum (SNS) Ltd 72,328 No
Wessex Hydrocarbons Ltd -25 No
WesternGeco Ltd -25 No
Whalsay Energy Ltd 11,678 No
Whalsey Energy Ltd -50 No
Wintershall Noordzee BV 196,680 No
Zennor CNS Ltd 11,273 No
Zennor North Sea Ltd 22,066 No
Zennor Pathway Ltd 11,248 No