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5th Special Report - The Future of the Oil and Gas Industry: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report

Published 9 May 2019

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The government's response

This document responds to 6th Report - The future of the oil and gas industry.

This is the government's response, published 9 May 2019.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government welcomes or accepts several of the committee's recommendations, while saying that any Sector Deal must meet Industrial Strategy expectations and that some workstreams are already progressing without a formal deal.

  • On maximising economic recovery, it "welcomes the committee's conclusion" and says domestic oil and gas production "will remain an important part of the UK's energy mix over the medium term".
  • On decommissioning, it says BEIS has launched a call for evidence, and that a formal government response will be published after it concludes, outlining "potential next steps".
  • On skills transfer, it "accepts this recommendation" but does not think it is "contingent on the agreement of a formal Sector Deal".
  • On CCUS cluster funding, it will invest "up to £170million" through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, with further details "in due course".

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