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UK electricity right now
Live data from Elexon BMRS and the National Energy System Operator (NESO). Updated every 5 minutes.
This section covers the UK electricity system only. Electricity accounts for approximately 20% of total UK final energy consumption — oil and gas supply the remaining ~75% for transport, heating and industrial processes.
What is grid carbon intensity? Carbon intensity measures how many grams of CO\u2082 are emitted per unit of electricity generated (gCO\u2082/kWh). The lower the number, the cleaner the grid. It falls when wind and solar output is high. It rises when gas-fired power stations step in to meet demand, particularly on still or cold days when renewables cannot meet demand alone. This figure shows in real time why firm, dispatchable gas generation matters for energy security.
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Generation mix right now
Source: Elexon BMRS. Updated every 5 minutes.
Grid and interconnectors
How the GB electricity grid is balanced right now, where power is flowing from, and where carbon intensity is heading. Sources: Elexon BMRS, NESO Carbon Intensity API.
Interconnector flows right now
UK gas storage
Source: GIE AGSI. Updated daily.
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Energy supply and import dependency
Where the UK's energy comes from, how import reliance has grown, and what the trajectory is to 2035. Sources: DESNZ Energy Trends, NSTA, OEUK Business Outlook 2026.
UK energy import dependency has risen to 43.5%, the highest in over a decade. The increase is driven by policy choices and reduced investment, not geology. Domestic production decline is accelerating while demand remains broadly flat. Source: DESNZ Energy Trends. OEUK Business Outlook 2026.
Energy import dependency 2025
43.5%
Highest in over a decade. Was 10% in 2000. Source: DESNZ Energy Trends.
Oil and gas share of UK energy 2024
75.2%
Of total UK energy consumption. Source: DESNZ Energy Trends.
Import gap 2025
44%
Production meets 56% of demand right now.
Import gap 2030
60%
OEUK: could reach 80% without fiscal reform.
Import gap 2035
69%
Under current policy trajectory.
Total UK energy consumption (2024)
How the UK's total final energy demand is met — across all sectors, not just electricity. Oil and gas together account for 75% of all energy used in the UK. The electricity grid, however clean, addresses only the remaining 20%.
Oil 40% transport, petrochemicals
Gas 35% heating, industry, some power
Electricity 20% grid from all sources
Other 5% bioenergy, heat networks, other
Oil dominates through transport — petrol, diesel, aviation and shipping. Gas dominates through residential heating (85% of UK homes) and industrial processes. Electricity from all sources — coal, gas, nuclear, wind, solar — is approximately a fifth of total consumption. Decarbonising the electricity system is important, but it addresses a minority of the total energy challenge. Source: DESNZ Energy Trends 2024.
UK energy import dependency over time
10%
28%
48%
35%
43.5%
2000
2010
2013
2019
2025
At 43.5%, UK energy import dependency is at its highest in over a decade. In 2000 it was 10%. Policy, not geology, is driving the trend. Source: DESNZ Energy Trends; OEUK Business Outlook 2026.
Production vs demand to 2035
UK domestic production is falling while demand stays broadly flat. The gap between the two lines must be met by imports.
Sources: NSTA Production and Expenditure Projections, February 2026; DESNZ Net Zero Strategy demand pathway; OEUK Business Outlook 2026.
UK gas storage — 12-month history vs EU average
The seasonal storage cycle shows the UK filling in summer and drawing down through winter. Compare the UK fill level against the EU average to understand the structural gap.
Energy prices
Oil and gas prices compared to the Energy Security Investment Mechanism thresholds that trigger the Energy Profits Levy.
Brent crude has traded consistently below the ESIM threshold since April 2025. UKCS companies have recorded seven consecutive quarters of negative net returns. The Energy Profits Levy continues to apply at 78% despite no windfall. OEUK is calling for the Oil and Gas Price Mechanism to be brought forward from 2030 to restore investment confidence. Source: OilPriceAPI. OEUK Business Outlook 2026.
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What this means for the EPL
The Energy Security Investment Mechanism (ESIM) was designed so the Energy Profits Levy only applies when prices constitute a genuine windfall. The oil threshold is a 6-month rolling average above $78.65/bbl. Since April 2025, Brent crude has sat consistently below that threshold. UKCS companies have recorded seven consecutive quarters of negative net returns, the longest sustained period on record.
Household energy price cap (Ofgem Q2 2026)
Wholesale energy prices are no longer the main driver. Networks and policy costs now dominate.
Wholesale 39%
Networks 26%
Policy 18%
Operating 11%
Other 6%
UK offshore energy infrastructure
Fields, terminals, ports, wind farms, CCS and hydrogen projects. Click any marker for details. Source: NSTA Open Data. Updated periodically.
Oil and gas field
Terminal
Port
Offshore wind
CCS
Hydrogen
Operational
In development
Pending consent
Planned
Investment and fiscal
The investment climate, what the Energy Profits Levy has cost, and what reform could unlock. Source: OEUK Business Outlook 2026, NSTA 2025.
Norway and the UK share the same North Sea geology. Norway has had record production and investment because of political consensus and policy predictability. In January 2026 Norway awarded 57 new licences to 19 companies. The UK drilled zero exploration wells in 2025. The difference is policy, not geology. Source: Norwegian Offshore Directorate January 2026. NSTA 2025. OEUK Scotland Manifesto 2026.
Norway is winning. Why are we not?
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United Kingdom
0
Exploration wells 2025
0
New licences Jan 2026
78%
Headline tax rate (EPL)
£5bn/yr
Annual upstream investment
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Norway
~30
Exploration wells 2025
57
New licences Jan 2026
78%
Headline tax rate (stable rules)
£20bn/yr
Annual upstream investment
Sources: Norwegian Offshore Directorate January 2026. NSTA 2025. OEUK Business Outlook 2026.
UKCS project pipeline
Risked total (10 years)
£123bn
Under current fiscal regime across oil, wind, CCS and hydrogen
Oil and gas capex
£17bn
Projected to halve by 2028 under current EPL
Offshore wind capex
£86bn
Requires the oil and gas supply chain to deliver
Unlockable with EPL reform
+£50bn
111 projects currently shelved. OEUK Business Outlook 2026 p.16
Exploration activity
UK exploration wells 2025
0
First time since 1964. Policy-driven, not geological.
Consecutive negative return quarters
7
Longest sustained period on record for UKCS companies.
Norway new licences Jan 2026
57
Awarded to 19 companies.
UKCS headline tax rate
78%
Energy Profits Levy in effect since 2022.
Sources: OEUK Business Outlook 2026; NSTA November 2025 projections; Norwegian Offshore Directorate January 2026; Wood Mackenzie.
Jobs and supply chain
240,000 jobs across the UK depend on the offshore energy sector. Source: OEUK Economic Report 2025.
Total UK jobs supported
240,000
Direct and indirect. OEUK Economic Report 2025.
Scotland jobs
128,400
More than half of all UK offshore energy jobs.
Gross Value Added (GVA)
£36bn
GVA is the measure of the value added to the economy by an industry. This represents the contribution of the offshore energy sector to UK output in 2024.
Supply chain looking overseas
9 in 10
Companies exploring growth outside the UK (2026 survey).
The UK oil and gas supply chain has 60-80% of the capability needed to deliver future carbon storage, hydrogen and floating wind projects. The companies building the UK energy system today will be the ones building the net zero infrastructure of the future. Allowing the supply chain to fragment now means losing the industrial capacity to deliver the energy transition. Source: Rystad Energy for OEUK 2025. OEUK Workforce Insight 2025.
One integrated energy workforce. We need a coordinated, cross-sector approach that treats oil and gas workers, offshore wind engineers, hydrogen specialists and CCS professionals as one integrated energy workforce, not separate silos. The supply chain capability, fabrication expertise and project management skills that operate the North Sea today are the same skills that will build the clean energy infrastructure of tomorrow. Breaking down the silo thinking between technologies is essential to delivering the energy transition at the pace and scale required.
Jobs by region
Scotland
128,400
London
25,100
South East
18,800
North West
14,400
East of England
12,800
South West
11,100
Yorkshire and Humber
10,900
West Midlands
10,600
East Midlands
9,400
Wales
5,300
North East
4,400
Northern Ireland
3,100
Supply chain transferability (Rystad Energy for OEUK, 2025)
Percentage of investment in each low-carbon sector that can be delivered by the existing UK oil and gas supply chain. Losing the supply chain now means losing the capability to build the clean energy future.
Carbon capture and storage80%
Offshore wind70%
Hydrogen65%
Floating wind60%
Sources: OEUK Economic Report 2025; OEUK Business Outlook 2026 p.34; Rystad Energy for OEUK 2025.
My constituency
Enter your postcode to see energy jobs in your region, nearby offshore infrastructure and who represents you in Parliament.
How your MP voted on energy
Three key votes: the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill (January 2024), the EPL rate increase (October 2024) and the Great British Energy Bill (October 2024). MPs elected at the July 2024 general election will show "Not yet elected" for the January 2024 vote.
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Policy impact modeller
Adjust the levers to see how decisions on the Energy Profits Levy, licensing and investment incentives affect jobs, investment and tax revenues. Coefficients from OEUK Business Outlook 2026.
Named scenarios
Comparison mode
Baseline vs your scenario
EPL rate78%
Current rate: 78%. ESIM threshold: $78.65/bbl for oil, 61p/therm for gas.
Licensing policy
Investment incentives
Jobs supported
240,000
Annual investment
£5.0bn
Tax receipts
£5.0bn
GVA contribution
£36.0bn
LNG imports by 2030
25%
This is the current policy position: EPL at 78%, no new licensing rounds, no additional investment incentives.
Assumptions and data sources
This modeller is a directional tool, not a forecast. Coefficients are drawn from the OEUK Business Outlook Report 2026 and OEUK Scotland Manifesto 2026.
Baseline: 240,000 UK jobs, £36bn GVA, £5bn annual investment, £5bn tax receipts, EPL at 78%.
EPL reform scenario (111 projects, £50bn, 3.5bn boe): OEUK member data submitted ahead of the 2025 Autumn Budget. Business Outlook 2026, p.16.
LNG import dependency: NSTA November 2025 projections vs OEUK upside scenario. Business Outlook 2026, Figure 7. Norway data: Norwegian Offshore Directorate, January 2026.
NSTA central case: based on NSTA November 2025 production projections. CCC pathway: derived from Climate Change Committee Sixth Carbon Budget technical report.
UKCS production volumes
Oil and gas production from the UK Continental Shelf over the last five years. Source: NSTA production data.
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Energy security scorecard
A live snapshot of UK energy security across six indicators. Updated every 10 minutes.
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UK vs comparable countries
How UK offshore investment, exploration and policy compares to Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark. Same geology, different outcomes.
UK vs Norway — headline comparison
| Measure | 🇬🇧 UK | 🇳🇴 Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Annual investment | ~£5bn | ~£20bn |
| Exploration wells 2025 | 0 | ~30 wells |
| New licences Jan 2026 | 0 | 57 to 19 companies |
| Headline tax rate | 78% | 78% (stable rules) |
| Policy direction | Uncertain | "Develop, not phase out" |
Norway's advantage is not geology. Both countries share the same North Sea basin. The difference is political consensus and policy predictability. Rules are certain and projects that work before tax still work after tax.
Source: OEUK Scotland Manifesto 2026. Norwegian Offshore Directorate January 2026.
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EPL policy timeline
The history of the Energy Profits Levy since 2022, and the measured impact on UKCS investment and production.
Production vs investment impact
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Sources: OEUK Business Outlook 2026; NSTA. Investment figures are UKCS upstream capex + opex.
Key events
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OEUK position and asks
What the data means for UK energy policy, what the public thinks, and what OEUK is calling for.
The UK has a clear choice. Domestic production is falling while demand stays broadly flat. The gap is growing and must be met by imports, at higher cost, higher emissions and with less benefit to UK jobs and tax revenues. The data in this dashboard tells that story in real time.
OEUK key policy asks
1
Bring forward the Oil and Gas Price Mechanism before 2030
The OGPM was designed to ensure the EPL only applies during genuine price windfalls. Bringing it forward from 2030 would restore investment confidence and end the situation where companies pay windfall taxes with no windfall.
2
Approve Rosebank and Jackdaw environmental consents
Timely approval of Scope 3 environmental assessments for Rosebank and Jackdaw is the first step in giving the industry a functioning regulatory regime and line of sight to future opportunities.
3
Reform transmission network charges disadvantaging Scottish offshore wind
Transmission Network Use of System charges currently disadvantage Scottish offshore wind and integrated projects. Accelerating reform would unlock investment in critical generation assets.
4
Recognise the offshore energy supply chain as a strategic national asset
Formally designating the supply chain as a national priority, with targeted support for manufacturing, fabrication and export capability, would anchor industrial capability in the UK and support the transition to clean energy.
5
Champion an all-energy approach. Not clean vs traditional.
Policies that divide the workforce and industry into clean and dirty categories are counterproductive. The supply chains, skills and infrastructure that deliver oil and gas today are the same ones building offshore wind, hydrogen and CCS tomorrow.
What the public thinks
New independent polling conducted by Opinium with a representative sample of 2,000 UK adults shows consistent public support for a pragmatic, balanced approach to energy policy.
76%
Find it convincing that the UK should continue producing oil and gas at home rather than relying on imports
74%
Say the UK should produce as much of its own oil and gas as possible rather than rely on imports
40%
Say the best approach is a balanced mix of renewables and UK oil and gas. Only 26% say renewables only.
67%
Say any windfall tax must be rules-based, providing clear and predictable certainty about how companies will be taxed
45%
Support a permanent, rules-based windfall mechanism. Only 12% oppose it.
The public wants
Homegrown, not imported
Secure, not unstable
Balanced, not extreme
Secure, not unstable
Balanced, not extreme
Source: Opinium, March 2026, n=2,000. Representative sample.
The homegrown energy dividend
An independent analysis by Westwood Global Energy Group for OEUK finds that up to 7.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent could still be produced from UK waters, around 3.2 billion more than current government estimates. This additional production could add up to £165 billion in economic value.
Current trajectory (NSTA central)
4 bn boe
With right investment policies
7 bn boe
UK requirement to 2050 (CCC Balanced NZP)
13-15 bn boe
Sources: Westwood Global Energy Group for OEUK 2026. NSTA production projections. Climate Change Committee Balanced Net Zero Pathway. OEUK Briefing Document April 2026.
Parliamentary questions on energy
Recent written questions submitted by MPs to ministers on offshore oil and gas, the Energy Profits Levy, UKCS licensing, and energy security. Source: UK Parliament Written Questions API. Updated hourly.
Questions drawn from the UK Parliament APIs, filtered to energy-related topics. Badges show whether each is a written question (submitted in writing) or an oral question (asked in the Commons chamber during Energy Question Time). Sources: UK Parliament Written Questions API and Oral Questions and Motions API.
About this tool
How the OEUK Energy Dashboard works, where the data comes from, and who to contact.
The OEUK Energy Dashboard brings together live and published data on UK offshore energy in one place. It is designed for policymakers, parliamentary staff, journalists and industry professionals who need quick access to reliable, sourced figures on UK energy security, production, investment and policy.
The tool updates automatically throughout the day. Where live data is unavailable, published figures from OEUK and NSTA reports are used and clearly labelled as such.
Data sources
Elexon BMRS
Live generation mix, fuel type breakdown, and 30-day generation history chart. Powers the Electricity now panel, at-a-glance bar, and generation history stacked bar chart.
Every 5 minutes
NESO Carbon Intensity API
Grid carbon intensity in gCO₂/kWh, generation mix by fuel type, and 30-day historical generation data. Developed by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) and the University of Oxford.
Every 30 minutes
OilPriceAPI
Live commodity prices updated every 6 hours. Brent crude, WTI, UK NBP gas (p/therm), Dutch TTF gas (€/MWh), EU carbon (EUA), ARA coal, and JKM Asian LNG (where available on plan). Powers the Prices panel ESIM comparison. Requires an API key from oilpriceapi.com.
Every 6 hours
EIA (US Energy Information Administration)
Henry Hub US natural gas price ($/MMBtu). Used for NBP-HH ratio and as a Brent fallback. Free with key from eia.gov.
Daily
Ofgem
Household energy price cap (£/year for typical household). Updated quarterly in the admin panel. Displayed in the Prices panel consumer context section.
Quarterly (admin-updated)
GIE AGSI (Gas Infrastructure Europe)
UK gas storage fill level, injection and withdrawal rates, working gas volume, and estimated days-of-cover. EU aggregate and Germany comparison. 12-month historical storage chart with EU overlay. Powers the Security scorecard and Energy Supply panel. Requires a free API key from agsi.gie.eu.
Daily
NSTA Open Data
Active UKCS field count, annual oil and gas production volumes, and offshore infrastructure locations. Powers the Production volumes panel and Infrastructure map.
Annual / on update
NSTA Production Projections (Nov 2025)
Forecast UK production to 2027. Used as the dashed projection line on the Production volumes chart.
Published periodically
postcodes.io
Constituency and region lookup from a UK postcode. Powers the My constituency panel.
On demand
UK Parliament Members API
MP name, party, photo and constituency matching. Powers the My constituency panel. Also used to identify Energy Security & Net Zero Select Committee membership.
On demand
UK Parliament Commons Votes API
MP voting record on the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill (Jan 2024), EPL rate increase (Oct 2024) and Great British Energy Bill (Oct 2024).
On demand
UK Parliament Written Questions API
Recent written questions from MPs to ministers on energy, oil and gas, the Energy Profits Levy, UKCS, and related topics. Displayed in the Policy & Asks panel. Updated every hour. Free, no key required.
Hourly
OEUK Business Outlook 2026
Investment figures, jobs data, policy modeller coefficients, EPL timeline data, and UK vs comparators data.
Annual
Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Jan 2026)
Norway investment, new licences and exploration activity for the UK vs comparators panel.
Annual
IEA World Energy Outlook 2024
Netherlands and Denmark comparator data for the UK vs comparators panel.
Annual
DESNZ Energy Trends
UK energy import dependency historical trend shown on the Energy supply panel.
Quarterly
NESO Data Portal
Official NESO API at api.neso.energy. Used as a fallback for UK NBP gas prices if OilPriceAPI is unavailable. Also provides day-ahead demand data.
Daily (fallback)
Methodology
Energy security scorecard
Six indicators are combined into a single RAG (red, amber, green) status. The overall status reflects the worst-performing indicator. Thresholds are based on OEUK published analysis, NSTA data and GIE AGSI storage levels. The scorecard updates every 10 minutes.
Policy impact modeller
A directional tool, not a forecast. Coefficients are drawn from the OEUK Business Outlook 2026 and OEUK Scotland Manifesto 2026. Baseline assumptions: 240,000 UK jobs, £36bn GVA, £5bn annual investment, £5bn tax receipts, EPL at 78%. Results should be read as indicative of direction and scale, not precise outcomes.
UK vs comparators
Country data reflects the most recent available published figures at the time of build. Norway: Norwegian Offshore Directorate, January 2026. Netherlands and Denmark: IEA World Energy Outlook 2024. All figures are subject to revision as new data is published.
EPL timeline
Investment figures are UKCS upstream capital and operating expenditure combined. Production figures are in million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe). Both series are sourced from OEUK Business Outlook 2026 and NSTA published data.
Production volumes
Live data is fetched from the NSTA ArcGIS FeatureServer and aggregated by year. Where the live API is unavailable, NSTA published reference figures (November 2025) are used as a fallback and labelled accordingly. Forecast years (dashed line) are from NSTA Production Projections, November 2025.
Contact
For questions about the data, methodology or this tool, please get in touch.
Ben Ward
Market Intelligence Manager, OEUK
[email protected]
Regional grid and carbon intensity
Live carbon intensity and generation mix across the 14 grid regions of Great Britain. The mix that powers your area is rarely the national average.
Greenest region now
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Most carbon intensive
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Regions reporting
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of 14 GB grid regions
Region by region
Gas
Wind
Nuclear
Solar
Hydro
Biomass
Imports
Coal
Source: NESO Carbon Intensity API. Updated every 30 minutes. Intensity is gCO2 per kWh of electricity consumed in each Distribution Network Operator region.
Legislation tracker
Energy related Bills before Parliament and the stage each has reached. A quick read on what is moving and where to focus engagement.
Bills in progress
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Updated every 6 hours. Tracks Bills matching energy, oil and gas, and offshore.