Energy Infrastructure in UK Law

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Leading Cases
  • Greenpeace and Uplift v SoS for Energy Security and Net Zero
    • King's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 19 October 2023
    General common law duty. Reasons for administrative decisions. Environmental effects of further licensing in the context. Secretary of state
    ... ... Thus, after the exploration phase the licence holder must obtain the consent of the OGA before developing infrastructure or extracting oil or gas commercially. That consent is subject to the agreement of the Secretary of State, which may not be given unless and until ... ...
  • Langage Energy Park Ltd v EP Langage Ltd
    • Chancery Division
    • 04 March 2022
    Issue of demand from future occupiers. Implied term of the contract. Valid notice. Witness statement
    ... ... Ltd, its parent company (“the Notice”), the Defendant was given notice in appropriate terms to trigger the obligation to build infrastructure. The Defendant does not dispute the formal validity of the Notice but contends that it was invalid in substance, because the circumstances in which ... ...
  • Oceana UK v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
    • King's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 28 November 2025
    Claim for judicial review. Assessment of effects on site integrity. Gas activities. Climate change
    ... ... OPRED is part of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's Energy Infrastructure Group. On behalf of the First Defendant, OPRED is responsible for regulating environmental and decommissioning activity in the territorial sea ... ...
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Legislation
  • Infrastructure Act 2015
    • UK Non-devolved
    • Thursday January 01, 2015
    ... ... provision about maximising economic recovery of petroleum in the United Kingdom; to provide for a levy to be charged on holders of certain energy licences; to enable Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs to exercise functions in connection with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; to ... ...
  • Energy Act 2016
    • UK Non-devolved
    • Friday January 01, 2016
    ... ... An Act to make provision about the Oil and Gas Authority and its functions; to make provision about rights to use upstream petroleum infrastructure; to make provision about the abandonment of offshore installations, submarine pipelines and upstream petroleum infrastructure; to extend Part 1A of ... ...
  • The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017
    • UK Non-devolved
    • Sunday January 01, 2017
    ... ... Storage sites pursuant to F49 Chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 2008 and any law that implemented Directive 2009/31/EC ... ...
  • The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014
    • UK Non-devolved
    • Wednesday January 01, 2014
    ... ... Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 ... (197.) ... ...
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Books & Journal Articles
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