Fossil Fuels
Commons · Question 92312 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Carla Denyer
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department's proposed policy on tiebacks in oil and gas drilling allows for the exploitation of new fields via tiebacks to existing infrastructure in fields that have already been
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 26 Nov 2025
On 26 November, the Government published its North Sea Future Plan.The plan implements the Government’s manifesto commitments to manage existing fields for the entirety of their lifespan, and to not issue new licences to explore new oil and gas fields. As...