<p>The environmental impact of proposed offshore oil and gas developments is subject to rigorous regulatory assessment by the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED), including a full environmental impact assessment and consultation with statutory nature protection bodies and the public.</p><p> </p><p>The North Sea Transition Authority has published an interactive map of where oil and gas licences are on the UK Continental Shelf which can be found <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arcgis.com%2Fapps%2Fwebappviewer%2Findex.html%3Fid%3Df4b1ea5802944a55aa4a9df0184205a5&data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C0aff9bde961e49a5a38808db6c0d4d31%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638222576626079881%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dFB4JekDu8iprjPTcvVN%2F61YFLEytWkwWycSfn0If8k%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>