Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 62733

Offshore Industry: North Sea

Tabled: 25 June 2025

Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of refusing new (a) oil and (b) gas developments at (i) Rosebank, (ii) Jackdaw and (iii) other potential oil and gas fields.

Answer

Michael Shanks

Neither the Secretary of State nor I will be commenting on the specifics of individual projects such as Rosebank and Jackdaw in order to avoid potentially prejudicing any future regulatory decisions the Secretary of State is required to make in relation t...

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