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Offshore Industry: Continental Shelf

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 20 May 2026.

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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, how many barrels of oil equivalent in oil and gas are estimated to be in the UK Continental Shelf that have not received any licence for development from the North Sea Transition Authority.

Photo of Michael Shanks Michael Shanks Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The most recent North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) report was published in October 2025 and is available on the NSTA’s website.

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