Written question asked by Alan Campbell (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 July 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 September 2017. It was answered by Lord Harrington of Watford (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 September 2017 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Natural Gas: Storage
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will direct the Oil and Gas Authority under the provisions of the Energy Act 2016 to investigate the financial viability of gas storage operations in the UK.
- Answer
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It is not the role of the Oil and Gas Authority to conduct such an assessment. The Department has recently undertaken a full strategic assessment of our long-term gas security, and we will publish this in due course.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 6295
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Natural gas Storage
- Legislation
- Energy Act 2016
- Link
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- 2017-09-05 18:07:03 +0100
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