Question follow-through · 119003
Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the escalation of conflict in the Middle East on UK oil and liquefied natural gas prices.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 9 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the escalation of conflict in the Middle East on UK oil and liquefied natural gas prices.
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department is closely monitoring the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the impacts for global oil and gas markets. We assess that between February 27th and March 10th, global oil prices (Brent crude) have risen over 20% and gas wholesale prices ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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