Offshore Industry: North Sea

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 10 February 2025.

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Photo of Andrew Bowie Andrew Bowie Shadow Minister (Energy Security and Net Zero), Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the companies involved with the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields proposals on the potential financial risks relating to the time taken for those proposals to be considered; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken for those to be considered on levels of future investment in the North Sea.

Photo of Michael Shanks Michael Shanks Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Details of Ministers' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly on gov.uk.

The Government is still considering the Court’s decision, and the responses to the recent consultation on updated Environmental Impact Assessment guidance, and will engage further with all relevant stakeholders as soon as possible.

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