Falkland Islands: Oil
(asked on 29th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has granted a production licence to Navitas Petroleum as Operator for the Sea Lion Oil Field in the South Atlantic in 2026; and whether they sought an Environmental Impact Assessment to include “Scope 3” emissions when assessing the licence application.
Answered by
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 13th November 2026
The power to issue production licences sit with the Falklands Islands Government and not the Foreign Secretary.