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Natural Gas: Imports

Asked by Sir Julian LewisConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 24 March 2025UIN 39384

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 37979 on Natural Gas: Imports, what the minimum safety criteria are with which a shale gas company must comply when plugging an unused well

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Heath and Safety Executive and the North Sea Transition Authority are the relevant regulators for onshore shale gas extraction. They regulate compliance with the criteria set for plugging and abandoning wells at the end of their useful life.

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