Oil, petrol and natural gas
Oil, petrol and natural gas news from UK Parliament.

Grangemouth: Committee to question Petroineos, INEOS and EY on Project Willow
The Scottish Affairs Committee will examine the future of the Grangemouth oil refinery as part of its inquiry into GB Energy and the net zero transition.
27 March 2025

How far can a redeployed oil and gas workforce take us toward clean, secure energy?
Evidence in this inquiry has revealed the scale of the challenge to create the UK workforce to deliver the Clean Energy Mission and to de-carbonise homes and businesses.
25 March 2025

Chair comment: Project Willow
20 March 2025

MPs to question unions on delivering a just transition in Scotland
MPs on the Scottish Affairs Committee will hear from trade unions GMB, Prospect and Unite in the third evidence session of the GB Energy and the net zero transition inquiry.
17 March 2025

Consumer Energy Minister, Martin Lewis and Ofgem among witnesses for back-billing and home retrofit session
The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee will scrutinise the practice of back-billing by energy companies with Martin Lewis and Ofgem before hearing from the Energy Consumers Minister on this issue and retrofit failures on Wednesday, 19th March.
14 March 2025

Lords 'tidies up' Great British Energy Bill
Lords 'tidies up' Great British Energy Bill. Catch up
26 February 2025

Great British Energy Bill: Lords asks government to think again
Members vote on UK sustainable development and modern slavery in supply chains. Catch up
12 February 2025

ESNZ Chair Bill Esterson questions to Ofgem on rule-breaking back-billing
An investigation by the BBC’s Moneybox consumer finance programme has uncovered credible evidence of potentially widespread problems with energy back-billing
10 February 2025

Four short debates in the Lords
Members discuss levels of rape prosecution, copyright and artificial intelligence, the Office for Students' 2025-2030 strategy, and glorification of terrorism in four short debates. Catch up
31 January 2025

Lords completes checks on Great British Energy Bill
Members consider changes to draft law as committee stage concludes. Catch up
23 January 2025

MPs to examine the future of North Sea oil and gas
The Scottish Affairs Committee will hold the first evidence session of its inquiry into GB Energy and the net zero transition.
16 January 2025

When will clean power bring our bills down? ESNZ Chair Bill Esterson comments on Government's 2030 Action Plan
Commenting on the publication today of the Government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan Bill Esterson MP, Chair of the House of Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, said:
13 December 2024

Comment: COP29 climate finance deal
The 11th hour agreement reached at COP29 is a mixed bag. On the one hand, the fact that a significant $300 billion has been pledged to support the world’s poorest in tackling the devastating effects of climate change represents real progress.
25 November 2024

Great British Energy Bill debated in the Lords
Members discuss long-term energy security legislation. Find out more
19 November 2024

Committee questions national energy agencies in race for clean energy
On Wednesday 20 November the newly reappointed Energy Security and Net Zero Committee will hold its first evidence session in Parliament, looking at the role that Great British Energy (GBE) is expected to play in the energy market.
15 November 2024