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The future of the oil and gas industry inquiry

Inquiry

The Scottish Affairs Committee investigates the future of the oil and gas industry.

The Committee will consider:

  • What challenges does Scotland’s oil and gas industry face, and how can they be addressed?
  • How can the economic return from Scotland’s oil and gas reserves be maximised?
  • What action is the UK Government taking to support the long-term future of the oil and gas industry in Scotland, and how effective has this been?
  • How well do the different stakeholders (UK Government, Scottish Government, companies) work together? Does the current devolution settlement enable all stakeholders to support the sector?
  • How can Scotland maximise its expertise, technology and infrastructure in oil and gas industry to secure the industry’s future as reserves decline? What support is needed from Government to maximise these opportunities?

Reports, special reports and government responses

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6th Report - The future of the oil and gas industry
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Response to this report
5th Special Report - The Future of the Oil and Gas Industry: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report
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5th Special Report - The Future of the Oil and Gas Industry: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report
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Correspondence

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Letter from the Minister for Energy and Clean Growth, BEIS, to the Chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC), regarding Government's response to the SAC report on the future of the oil and gas industry, 24-06-2019
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Letter to the Chair from Deirdre Michie on the oil and gas sector deal, 21 June 2018
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Oral evidence transcripts

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18 December 2018
Inquiry The future of the oil and gas industry inquiry
Witnesses Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, Kersti Berge, Director of Energy and Climate ChangeClaire Perry MP, Minister of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Emily Bourne, Director for Energy Development and Resilience at BEIS
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13 November 2018
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Witnesses Graeme Fergusson, Managing Director, Decom Energy, Richard Neilson, School of Engineering, Aberdeen University, Jonathan Hughes, CEO, Scottish Wildlife TrustHedvig Ljungerud, Director of Strategy, Oil and Gas Authority, Tom Wheeler, Director of Regulation, Oil and Gas Authority, Wendy Kennedy, Chief Executive, OPRED, Pauline Innes, Director of Decommissioning for Offshore Oil and Gas, OPRED
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Oral Evidence
10 October 2018
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Witnesses Prof. Jim Watson, Director, UK Energy Research Centre, Prof. Corinne Le Quéré, Director, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia, Member, Committee on Climate Change, Dr Richard Dixon, Director, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Prof. Stuart Haszeldine, Scottish Carbon Capture Association
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Written evidence

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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (OGI0033)
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Scottish Wildlife Trust (OGI0032)
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Greenpeace (OGI0031)
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