Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 1543

Fossil Fuels: Reserves

Tabled: 24 July 2024
Answered: 1 August 2024

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he will take to ensure that the UK maintains a strategic reserve of oil and gas.

Answer

Michael Shanks
As a member of the International Energy Agency, the UK has an obligation to hold emergency oil stocks equivalent to a minimum of 90 days of net oil imports for use in the event of a major global oil supply disruption. The Government recognises the need to...

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