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 DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who approves new oil and gas fields.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The 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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