According to a 2024 survey, 82 percent of decision makers from energy intensive companies supported plans to stop new licensing in the North Sea. This is compared to a 60 percent share of not energy intensive companies.
Opinion of business leaders on support for the government's proposal of stopping new North Sea oil and gas exploration grants in the United Kingdom in 2024, by energy intensity of company
Senior business decision makers; * Number of energy intensive companies: 269. Number of not energy intensive companies: 287.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original survey question asked as: "To what extent do you support or oppose proposals to stop granting new licenses for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea?"
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Public First. (November 24, 2024). Opinion of business leaders on support for the government's proposal of stopping new North Sea oil and gas exploration grants in the United Kingdom in 2024, by energy intensity of company [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1541451/uk-survey-on-support-for-north-sea-oil-licensing-exit/
Public First. "Opinion of business leaders on support for the government's proposal of stopping new North Sea oil and gas exploration grants in the United Kingdom in 2024, by energy intensity of company." Chart. November 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1541451/uk-survey-on-support-for-north-sea-oil-licensing-exit/
Public First. (2024). Opinion of business leaders on support for the government's proposal of stopping new North Sea oil and gas exploration grants in the United Kingdom in 2024, by energy intensity of company. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1541451/uk-survey-on-support-for-north-sea-oil-licensing-exit/
Public First. "Opinion of Business Leaders on Support for The Government's Proposal of Stopping New North Sea Oil and Gas Exploration Grants in The United Kingdom in 2024, by Energy Intensity of Company." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1541451/uk-survey-on-support-for-north-sea-oil-licensing-exit/
Public First, Opinion of business leaders on support for the government's proposal of stopping new North Sea oil and gas exploration grants in the United Kingdom in 2024, by energy intensity of company Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1541451/uk-survey-on-support-for-north-sea-oil-licensing-exit/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Opinion of business leaders on support for the government's proposal of stopping new North Sea oil and gas exploration grants in the United Kingdom in 2024, by energy intensity of company [Graph], Public First, November 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1541451/uk-survey-on-support-for-north-sea-oil-licensing-exit/
