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Offshore Industry: North Sea

Commons · Question 62733 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 4 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of refusing new (a) oil and (b) gas developments at (i) Rosebank, (ii) Jackdaw and (iii) other potential oil and gas fields.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 4 Jul 2025

Neither the Secretary of State nor I will be commenting on the specifics of individual projects such as Rosebank and Jackdaw in order to avoid potentially prejudicing any future regulatory decisions the Secretary of State is required to make in relation t...