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Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

4 November 2026

Contents updated on 4 Nov 2026

The Chair sets out the committee’s focus on managing the future of UK oil and gas, then hears from National Gas and Cadent on the current balance between UK production and imports, seasonal patterns, the role of Norway, LNG, interconnectors and storage, and whether policy direction is favouring imports over domestic production in ways that affect prices and security.

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Opening and context on UK gas supply

00:04

Opening of session and witness introductions

00:04

Domestic gas production vs imports and prices

01:12

Biomethane potential, integration and support framework

04:39

Biomethane potential, costs and jobs

04:39

Biomethane grid connection and impact on bills

09:22

Biomethane support uncertainty and levy constraints

26:20

Environmental performance of biomethane vs fossil gas

30:42

Gas storage, security standards and resilience planning

12:57

UK gas storage model and role of FSRUs

12:57

Managing peak gas demand and avoiding a supply cliff edge

17:41

Gas security exercises and need for a gas supply plan

20:12

Strategic gas storage options and National Gas’s neutrality

24:56

Future role of gas and hydrogen networks

34:53

Hydrogen’s role in net zero and use of gas networks

34:53

Future gas demand, hybrid energy system and industrial users

39:25

Long‑term viability and cost of the gas network

47:14

Second panel opening and equity of gas decommissioning

01:00:16

Panel changeover and introduction of gas network stakeholders

01:00:16

Decommissioning costs, standing charges and fairness

01:00:42

Heat decarbonisation policy tools and technology pathway

01:09:38

Heat pump policy signals and critique of CHMM

01:09:38

Ofgem analysis of decommissioning and managing a mixed technology path

01:24:12

Hybrids, subsidies and closing the decarbonisation gap

01:25:33

Ownership, GB Gas idea and final clarification on hybrid economics

01:31:20

Workforce transition, skills and job security

01:14:20

Workforce impacts and lack of a national heat transition plan

01:14:20

Skills transfer, installer earnings and weak heat pump demand

01:18:50

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Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

4 November 2026

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Wed, 4 Nov 2026 House of Commons

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00:03 - 00:26

Speaker 1

Order, welcome to this morning's session of the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee and our latest session on our inquiry into managing the future of UK oil and gas. We start with a panel on the gas supply and the network, and I will ask our first panel if you will introduce yourselves, starting on this side, please.

00:26 - 00:38

Speaker 5

Hello. I'm Jenny Phillips. I'm the Director of Energy Delivery at National Gas. I'm responsible for the real-time operation of the gas transmission system in Great Britain.

00:38 - 00:46

Speaker 3

Hi everyone. I'm Angele Needle. I am Strategy Director at Cadent. Cadent looks after half of the UK's gas distribution network.

00:46 - 01:05

Speaker 7

Thank you. Hello, I'm Charles McAllister. I'm the Director of the Green Gas Taskforce. The Taskforce is a campaign group which represents the 17 largest biomethane generators, shippers, and traders, all the GB gas networks, and key sector groups and trade associations.

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