As of 2023, ownership over North Sea drilling licenses for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf was spread across companies with headquarters in some 16 different countries. Of these, companies with headquarters in the United Kingdom only accounted for 46.5 percent, meaning foreign entities made up the majority of equity stakes in the UK North Sea.
Distribution of North Sea oil and gas drilling licenses held for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf as of 2023, by headquarters country
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Energy Monitor. (January 8, 2024). Distribution of North Sea oil and gas drilling licenses held for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf as of 2023, by headquarters country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448148/uk-north-sea-oil-and-gas-license-ownership-by-country/
Energy Monitor. "Distribution of North Sea oil and gas drilling licenses held for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf as of 2023, by headquarters country." Chart. January 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448148/uk-north-sea-oil-and-gas-license-ownership-by-country/
Energy Monitor. (2024). Distribution of North Sea oil and gas drilling licenses held for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf as of 2023, by headquarters country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448148/uk-north-sea-oil-and-gas-license-ownership-by-country/
Energy Monitor. "Distribution of North Sea Oil and Gas Drilling Licenses Held for The United Kingdom Continental Shelf as of 2023, by Headquarters Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448148/uk-north-sea-oil-and-gas-license-ownership-by-country/
Energy Monitor, Distribution of North Sea oil and gas drilling licenses held for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf as of 2023, by headquarters country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448148/uk-north-sea-oil-and-gas-license-ownership-by-country/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of North Sea oil and gas drilling licenses held for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf as of 2023, by headquarters country [Graph], Energy Monitor, January 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448148/uk-north-sea-oil-and-gas-license-ownership-by-country/
