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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when Ministers of his Department last met representatives of the oil and gas industry; what was discussed at that meeting; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 March 2015
Reference
227019
House
House of Commons

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when Ministers of his Department last met representatives of the oil and gas industry to discuss the fiscal implications of falling oil prices for the North Sea oil and gas industry.

Asked by
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Answering body
HM Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 March 2015
Reference
227020
House
House of Commons
I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change about the North sea oil and gas industry.
Answered by
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
14 October 2009
Reference
497 c279
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend raises the importance of the North sea oil and gas industry with me probably every week. About 20 billion barrel-of-oil equivalents are still untapped in the North sea, and we will do what we can to help the industry to exploit that resource. The fact is, however, that while oil and gas will be with us for the foreseeable future, we will have to make the transition to renewable energy. Oil and gas are a temporary source of energy, and Scotland's energy and economic needs are permanent. That is why we must get the balance right between fossil fuel and renewables, and we will continue to do so.
Answered by
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
14 October 2009
Reference
497 c280
House
House of Commons
The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. The new field allowance announced in the Budget was welcomed by the chief executive of Oil and Gas UK. Those Budget measures will help to unlock about 2 billion barrels of oil in the North sea. There are, of course, additional opportunities, particularly in and around the area west of Shetland, which constitutes a remarkable untapped resource in particularly inhospitable terrain. We always keep the fiscal regime in mind, and continue to keep fiscal measures under review.
Answered by
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
14 October 2009
Reference
497 c279
House
House of Commons
I am not able to update my hon. Friend today on the number of licences, although the Department of Energy and Climate Change has engaged in a rigorous process in that regard. However, my hon. Friend is absolutely right: this is a jobs boon not just for the North sea, Aberdeen and surrounding areas, but for the whole of Scotland. Almost 200,000 jobs in Scotland rely on related industries in oil and gas.
Answered by
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
14 October 2009
Reference
497 c280
House
House of Commons
I had the privilege of being in the hon. Gentleman's constituency during the summer recess, and he made those very points then. On the same day I visited an offshore wind turbine in the Beatrice field in the North sea, which represents a remarkable feat of modern manufacturing and ingenuity. It may be helpful if I confirm to the hon. Gentleman again that I am happy to facilitate meetings with him and the Crown Estate to discuss the issue, so that we can unblock it once and for all.
Answered by
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
14 October 2009
Reference
497 c280
House
House of Commons
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the effects of investment in offshore oil and gas fields on levels of employment in Scotland.
Asked by
Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
14 October 2009
Reference
497 c279; 292279
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the North sea oil and gas industry on prospects for the industry in 2009-10.

Asked by
Anne Begg (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 June 2009
Reference
494 c280W; 279153
House
House of Commons
I have had no such discussions recently.
Answered by
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
6 May 2009
Reference
492 c159
House
House of Commons
Of course I have those conversations with the Chancellor and I have spoken to the hon. Gentleman about some of these issues in the past. As he knows, the fuel allowance has been carefully targeted to ensure that, as far as possible, it supports those projects that would not otherwise go ahead. That is the purpose of the targeted way in which it is being introduced. We continue to look for additional ways to support the industry in Scotland and throughout the United Kingdom and I look forward to discussing them with the hon. Gentleman, the Chancellor and the industry in the future.
Answered by
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
6 May 2009
Reference
492 c159-60
House
House of Commons
I will continue to do all I can to support the oil and gas industry in the North sea. I believe that the North sea has a big future not only with its continuing oil and gas industry, but as a world centre for carbon capture and storage. That is why the new investment is so essential. The field allowance has ensured that companies can continue to invest by removing the supplementary charge from up to £75 million of their profits so that they qualify for the small field allowance. That is an important announcement, which will be welcome on both sides of the House.
Answered by
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
6 May 2009
Reference
492 c159
House
House of Commons
Whether he has had recent discussions with the First Minister on the development of small and technically challenging oil and gas fields; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
John Robertson (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
6 May 2009
Reference
492 c159; 271864
House
House of Commons

I know that the hon. Gentleman rightly takes a keen and close interest in the industry and in safety. I remember being in the north-east of Scotland with him as we sought to travel to one of the oil platforms some years ago. I know how closely he follows such...

Member
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
2 April 2009
Reference
490 c1075
House
House of Commons

The hon. Gentleman raises an important point about how quickly we can come to any interim recommendations. I cannot announce that today, because as we have discussed, an element of the rescue operation is still ongoing, as is a large component of the recovery operation. Some vehicles will be being...

Member
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
2 April 2009
Reference
490 c1077-8
House
House of Commons

With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the helicopter crash that occurred 14 miles off the coast of Crimond, Aberdeenshire, north-east of Peterhead just before 14.00 yesterday. A Eurocopter Super Puma, operated by Bond Helicopters on a charter for BP, crashed in the North sea...

Member
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
2 April 2009
Reference
490 c1068-9
House
House of Commons

I thank my right hon. Friend for his comments. For many years, he has championed the cause and the case of the North sea oil and gas industry. He is right about the anxiety that is felt in many households throughout Scotland. It is also important to reflect again that...

Member
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
2 April 2009
Reference
490 c1074-5
House
House of Commons

That is an important point. No one in the media should take what I am about to say as a criticism, but the hon. Gentleman's point reflects the nature of modern communications, with text messaging and access to the internet. The wonder that is modern communication also causes the difficulty...

Member
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
2 April 2009
Reference
490 c1078
House
House of Commons

My hon. Friend rightly has good and close relations with trade unions in Scotland and across the UK. I spoke to Jake Molloy of the Offshore Industry Liaison Committee earlier today. It is important that we continue to keep trade unions involved. However, it is not for me to announce...

Member
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
2 April 2009
Reference
490 c1076
House
House of Commons

The right hon. and learned Gentleman raises an important point. It is too soon to close our minds to any course of action, but that matter is of course for the Crown Office, rather than for me at the Dispatch Box today. He rightly raises the wider point about the...

Member
Jim Murphy (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
2 April 2009
Reference
490 c1076
House
House of Commons