Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 79582

Offshore Industry: North Sea

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of current North Sea (a) oil and (b) gas fields that cease production by 2030.

Answer

Michael Shanks

The North Sea Transition Authority publishes this data at UKCS Decommissioning Cost and Performance Update 2025