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Offshore Industry: North Sea

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3 March 2025

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17 March 2025 · Answer

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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for repurposing North Sea oil and gas infrastructure for carbon capture and storage, and what financial or regulatory incentives exist to encourage operators to pursue this op

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  1. 3 March 2025

    Written question

    To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for repurposing North Sea oil and gas infrastructure for carbon capture and storage, and what financial or regulatory incentives exist to encourage operators to pursue this op

    Source: Lords

  2. 17 March 2025

    Answer

    The Government’s consultation in 2019 on the ‘re-use of oil and gas assets for carbon capture, usage and storage projects’ concluded that there is the potential for significant cost savings for some CCS projects which can re-use appropriate oil and gas in...

    Source: Written answer

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