Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 44676
Offshore Industry: Licensing
Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who approves new oil and gas fields.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Oil & Gas Authority (operating as the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)) are the licensing authority for offshore oil & gas. The NSTA are also responsible for granting consents and authorisations for subsequent activities (including develo...
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