Fossil Fuels: Licensing
2026-06-22 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · 12456 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the effect of restrictions on new oil and gas licences on future domestic energy production.
Answer
The North Sea Transition Authority maintains projections of future UK oil and gas production, and these are published on its website.Whilst North Sea oil and gas will remain a vital resource for decades to come, the basin is in natural decline, with a 75%...