Department for International Trade

04/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/16/2025 19:22

Open general export licence oil and gas exploration: dual-use items

  • 15 April 2025

    The open general export licence oil and gas exploration: dual-use items - from September 2022 has been revoked as it is no longer required.

  • 30 December 2022

    The open general export licence oil and gas exploration: dual-use items - from December 2019 has been revoked as it is no longer required.

  • 30 September 2022

    Open general export licence (oil and gas exploration: dual-use items) has been revised to clarify that it is available for registration.

  • 28 February 2022

    This open general export licence has been revised to remove Russia as a permitted destination.

  • 31 December 2020

    This Open General Export Licence has been revised to take into account changes in legislation following the end of the transition period.

  • 18 December 2020

    These OGELs have been revised to take into account changes in legislation following the end of the transition period.

  • 18 February 2020

    The Italian Continental Shelf has been added as a permitted destination for this licence.

  • 17 January 2020

    This open general export licence has been amended to reflect amendments to the EU dual-use export control list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009. It has also been extended to include the renewable industry within its scope. Control entries accidentally deleted during the formatting of the previous version have been reinstated.

  • 14 January 2020

    Clarity on who can use this licence.

  • 6 April 2018

    Licence updated and amended to reflect new contact details for the Export Control Joint Unit.

  • 16 December 2017

    Licence updated and republished to reflect amendments to the EU dual-use export control list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.

  • 16 November 2016

    Licence amended and republished to reflect changes to the EU dual-use list.

  • 4 March 2015

    Rating code '7A003' amended.

  • 2 February 2015

    Amended to reflect updates to the EU Dual-Use List (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1382/2014).

  • 6 January 2014

    Updated text in 'Conditions and requirements' to reflect new reporting process in connection with the transparency initiative.

  • 1 July 2013

    First published.