Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 197690

Offshore Industry: Methane

Tabled: 5 September 2023
Answered: 11 September 2023
Named Day

Question

Kerry McCarthy

LabourBristol East

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what research her Department has (a) conducted or (b) commissioned into methods for quantifying methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.

Answer

Graham Stuart
The Department commissioned a research project[1] to improve the completeness and accuracy of greenhouse gas emissions estimates, including methane, from key processes associated with the exploration and production of oil and gas in the UK. The project co...

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