Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether UK continental shelf domestic gas production has a lower lifecycle emissions intensity than that of imported liquefied natural gas from the United States of America and Qatar.

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) published analysis in September 2025 comparing the emissions intensity of domestically produced gas with imported liquefied natural gas (LNG). This analysis is available on the NSTA’s website. In 2024, domestic gas production made up 43% of gross supply, LNG imports accounted for 14%, with the remainder coming from pipeline imports – principally from Norway.