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Re-open the uk gas and oil rigs to make the UK self sufficient

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

We only produce 53% of fuels needed .
You need to get a grip and sort fuel costs out
Create more jobs
Durh .... Look at the news FFS

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about the operation of individual oilfields are a matter for their owners, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We could accept a petition calling for changes to the framework for extracting oil and gas in the UK, but you'd need to be clear what changes you wanted to current rules.

Timeline

8 Feb 2022 Petition opened for signatures
14 Feb 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Feb 2022

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