Reverse the ban on new North Sea Oil & Gas Licences.
The Government must lift its ban on new oil & gas licences. The ban means the UK will be leaving domestic oil & gas reserves in the ground while increasing our reliance on imports. The ban will cost of thousands of jobs, billions of pounds in investment and tax and impact our energy security.
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- 14 APR 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action: Make the most of our own natural resources. Allow companies to drill gas and oil https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/763065
- 17 MAR 2026Petition created
Background
Oil & gas is 70% of the UK’s energy mix, of which c.50% comes from the North Sea.
All the gas we produce comes to the UK. The oil comes to the UK or Europe.
The NSTA estimate 14 billion barrels remain in the UK North Sea.
Ending the ban would allow exploration, extraction and investment in the basin; while protecting jobs and increasing investment, tax take and energy security.
The UK will need oil & gas for decades. For jobs, economy and security we should use as much of our own as possible.