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  • Sir Patrick Brown announced as new chair of the OGA

    Energy Secretary Ed Davey has announced that Sir Patrick Brown will take up the role of chairperson of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Secretary of State, Ed Davey, has responded to LetterOne

    The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, has written back to LetterOne regarding its acquisition of Dea UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Secretary of State’s decision on RWE Letter One transaction

    Consideration of the proposed acquisition by LetterOne of North Sea oil and gas fields owned by RWE Dea has concluded.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New North Sea regulator issues urgent call to action

    Responding to the Secretary of State’s commission to assess the impact of the sharp decline in global oil prices on the UK oil and gas industry, Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) Chief Executive, Dr Andy Samuel today published his…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Shale developments to be banned in all UK national parks

    The Government yesterday announced a commitment to ban fracking in National Parks.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New guide will better connect our new homes to vital services

    New homes should be connected to vital utility services more quickly under plans announced by Housing Minister Brandon Lewis.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Warmer homes, secure supplies and lower bills

    Household energy bills this year are an average £90 lower than they would otherwise have been, thanks to the impact of Government energy policies.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Andy Samuel new chief executive of Oil & Gas Authority as new North Sea licence blocks announced

    Andy Samuel, currently Managing Director of BG Group’s Exploration and Production in Europe, has been appointed as the chief executive of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government to remove barriers to onshore oil and gas and deep geothermal exploration

    By removing barriers to deep underground drilling access we are speeding up oil and gas and deep geothermal energy exploration.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Letter of response to the talk fracking campaign

    Letter from Energy Minister Matthew Hancock in response to questions submitted via the 'my fracking questions' website.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Amendments to the Ownership Unbundling Provisions of The Electricity Act 1989 and Gas Act 1989

    Call for comments on amending the current GB ownership unbundling provisions which prescribe the circumstances in which transmission companies may also have interests in production or supply.

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  • Response to Sunday Times article on value of homes in areas of shale extraction

    Response to Sunday Times article on value of homes in areas of shale extraction.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Small energy suppliers the winner from increased switching

    More than two million customers have switched to independent electricity suppliers since 2010 thanks to Government action to open the energy market.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Outcome of the strategic environmental assessment

    Statement by Baroness Verma on the outcome of the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) which has been conducted for further onshore licensing.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government commits £15m to kickstart new regulator in response to Wood Review

    The Government today announced it would contribute short term funding of £15 million over five years to help kickstart the establishment of a new regulatory body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK-China Energy Dialogue

    Edward Davey's opening speech to the UK-China Energy Dialogue.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Plutonium deal brings security benefits

    The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority can conduct a series of plutonium title transfers with legacy overseas reprocessing customers, the Government has agreed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Management of overseas owned plutonium in the UK

    Written Ministerial Statement by Energy Minister Michael Fallon.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Press briefing: afternoon 27 June 2014

    The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on cigarette packaging, the energy market, civil partnership and mansion tax.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Encouraging investment in our electricity system

    Today the Government’s overhaul of the electricity market pushes forward, with secondary legislation for the Electricity Market Reform (EMR) programme laid in Parliament.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government