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title: "Oil States Industries (UK ) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oil-states-industries-uk-ltd-nigg-720933
register_status: active
register_as_of: 2026-10-30
publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk)
source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House
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# Oil States Industries (UK ) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Oil States Industries (UK ) Ltd (Companies House SC163254, Nigg) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 20 July 2022 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House).

## Key facts

- Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers
- Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 20 July 2022
- Legal name: OIL STATES INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED
- Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability
- Town: NIGG
- Companies House number: SC163254 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC163254)
- Website: https://oilstatesindustries.co.uk
- Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily)
- Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oil-states-industries-uk-ltd-nigg-720933

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 1,957 in Energy, Utilities & Sustainability: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/energy-utilities-sustainability
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

3 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first:

- 15 Apr 2026: Director resigned: MOSES, Philip Scott. Director change recorded on 15 Apr 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 15 Apr 2026: New director appointed: STEWART, David George. Director change recorded on 15 Apr 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 10 Apr 2026: Secretary resigned: LUCAS, Tama Dawn. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Apr 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.

Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings.

## Sponsored jobs

No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name.

## Common questions about Oil States Industries (UK ) Ltd

### Is Oil States Industries (UK ) Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Oil States Industries (UK ) Ltd in NIGG is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Oil States Industries (UK ) Ltd sponsor?

Oil States Industries (UK ) Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Oil States Industries (UK ) Ltd based?

The register lists Oil States Industries (UK ) Ltd at NIGG. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else.

### How current is this information?

This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number SC163254. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.

## About this data

- Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status.
- Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/
- Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice.
- "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.
- Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oil-states-industries-uk-ltd-nigg-720933
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oil-states-industries-uk-ltd-nigg-720933.md
- Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt
- Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.
