This map displays blocks offered for the 14th Round of
Oil and Gas Licensing on 28/07/2014 (for England only).
The
base dataset polygons are used under the
Open Government Licence. Attribution: © DECC. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The second layer has been amended to subtract Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), National Parks and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). This layer contains data derived from three Natural England datasets, used under
NE's version of the OGL. Attribution: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2014.
The third layer has been further amended to subtract Groundwater Source Protection Zones (SPZs). This layer contains data derived from an
Environment Agency dataset, which is available for use under
EA's non-commercial licence. Attribution: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2014. All rights reserved.
See also the
related blog post.