{"id":414920,"date":"2025-11-27T16:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=414920"},"modified":"2025-11-27T16:47:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:47:17","slug":"britain-threatened-by-gas-shortages-as-north-sea-output-plummets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=414920","title":{"rendered":"Britain threatened by gas shortages as North Sea output plummets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"414926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=414926\" 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North Sea production<\/a>\u00a0leaves the country dangerously reliant on imports, the UK grid operator has warned. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2025\/11\/27\/britain-gas-shortages-north-sea-output-plummets\/\">The Telegraph<\/a> has the story.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a report published on Wednesday, the National Energy System Operator (Neso) said gas production was poised for a steep decline because of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2025\/11\/07\/miliband-must-intervene-over-shells-hurried-north-sea-exit\/\">Labour\u2019s energy policies<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 posing a risk to Britain\u2019s energy security as the grid becomes in hock to foreign suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neso\u2019s analysis came after it assessed the impact of Labour\u2019s ban on new exploration and the 78pc tax rates imposed on North Sea gas producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the energy body, gas availability will be 78pc lower by 2035 compared with today \u2013 equivalent to a decline of up to 13pc a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also warned that the amount of gas produced by the North Sea this year will decline by over 80pc \u2013 from 27 billion cubic metres (bcm) to just 5bcm by 2035 \u2013 making the UK massively reliant on supplies from Norway, the US and Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring periods of peak demand in the 2030s, we expect GB\u2019s import dependency could rise above 90pc,\u201d said the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur analysis identifies an emerging risk to UK gas supply security. In scenarios where all gas supply and network infrastructure are operational, this risk is evident only where peak gas demand remains close to or above current expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, in the unlikely event of the loss of the single largest piece of gas infrastructure, gas supply falls short of demand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reference to gas infrastructure refers to the potential failure of the pipelines feeding Norwegian gas to the UK or to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal going offline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norway supplies nearly half the UK\u2019s gas via North Sea pipelines \u2013 but it too is running out, with production set to halve between now and 2035, Neso warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings contradict Ed Miliband\u2019s pledge to make the UK less reliant on imports and on \u201cpetrostates\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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