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Save the UK's oil and gas industry with more investment .

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Save the UK's oil and gas industry.
The following article by Colin Rawlinson together with comments from Scotland's First Minister, Ms Nicola Sturgeon was the inspiration to start this petition. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/last-person-leave-aberdeen-please-switch-off-lights-colin-rawlinson
Make sure that we keep the UK Sector afloat by:- An investment allowance for oil and gas fields that are more costly to develop. Reverse a rise in the supplementary charge on oil and gas production put in place in 2011. A tax credit to help encourage oil and gas exploration and production. Training allowances for redundant oil workers

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

27 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jan 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.