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Natural Gas: North Sea

Asked by Andrew BowieConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 70829

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the North Sea Transition Authority on the purchase of eleven Shell-operated gas fields by Viaro Energy in the Southern North Sea.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.

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