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Offshore Industry: North Sea

Commons · Question 28632 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Douglas Lumsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the time taken to determine the Rosebank consent application on the potential cost of maintaining, abandoning or removing wells and in

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 17 Sep 2026

The Rosebank decision is currently going through the regulatory process. The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero will make a decision in due course on whether or not to agree to the grant of consent. Final consenting decisions are the resp...