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Offshore Industry: North Sea

Asked by Matt VickersConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 29 May 2025UIN 53657

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the North Sea oil and gas sector.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Government has consulted on ‘Building the North Sea’s Energy Future’, setting out its overarching objective to make the North Sea a world leading example of an offshore clean energy industry and on its commitment to not issue new oil and gas licences to explore new fields. A response setting out its next steps will be published in due course.

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