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Written question asked by Lord Redwood (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 18 March 2022. It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 March 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Offshore Industry: Licensing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which new gas and oil fields in the North Sea have been licenced for production in the last six months.

Answer

The most recent offshore licensing round was the 32nd UK Offshore Licensing Round. It was conducted by the Oil and Gas Authority (now the North Sea Transition Authority), and concluded on 30th September 2020, with 113 licences issued that year. The Government recently held a public consultation on the new Climate Compatibility Checkpoint, which will inform the next licensing round to be opened later this year.

Oil and gas fields, after being licensed, require a number of consents issued by regulators, such as Development and Production Consents granted by the North Sea Transition Authority, before they can begin production. A number of fields have received these consents in recent months. A full list of these consents can be found on the North Sea Transition Authority’s website here: https://www.nstauthority.co.uk/data-centre/data-downloads-and-publications/field-data/.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
141105
Session
2021-22
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Licensing Production Offshore industry North Sea
Link
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