'The North Sea Is Running Out of Gas': New Study Warns Basin Is Unable to Meet UK Heating Demand From 2027

North Sea gas unable to meet national heating needs from 2027

The country will no longer be able to meet heating demand using only domestically extracted gas by 2027, even if new fields are approved, according to new analysis of official North Sea production data. Official data shows that by 2027, UK gas production is set to fall short of what’s needed just to heat our homes, which currently accounts for 38% of UK gas use. In just two years’ time, more than two-thirds of the UK’s gas needs will be dependen…

'The North Sea is running out of gas': New study warns basin is unable to meet UK heating demand from 2027

New analysis by the End Fuel Poverty Coalition warns UK must urgently switch to renewable heating sources to avoid relying on imported gas and volatile international fossil fuel markets