Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 57049
Offshore Industry: North Sea
Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Harriet Cross
Conservative — Gordon and Buchan
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the (a) onshore and (b) offshore workforce in the North Sea oil and gas sector in (i) July 2024 and (ii) March 2025.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Department does not hold its own estimates for the offshore or onshore North Sea oil and gas sector workforce. According to ONS data[1], direct jobs in oil and gas extraction fell by around a third between 2014 and 2023, despite ongoing domestic licen...
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