Offshore Industry: Licensing
Commons · Question 44677 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what role the Treasury holds in approving new oil and gas fields.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 28 Apr 2025
The Oil & Gas Authority (operating as the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)) are the licensing authority for offshore oil & gas. The NSTA are also responsible for granting consents and authorisations for subsequent activities (including develo...