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Offshore Industry: North Sea

Asked by Andrew BowieConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 70832

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of Shell and ExxonMobil’s divestments in the North Sea.

Answered by Michael Shanks

DESNZ is unable to comment on the specifics of any individual project or the investment decisions of individual operators while the regulatory process is underway. This is a matter for the North Sea Transition Authority.

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