Oceana UK -v- Energy Secretary and another

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionJudgment

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 3146 (Admin)
Case No: AC-2024-LON-002574

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court

28 November 2025

Before:

Mr Justice Mould

Between:

OCEANA UK

-v-

(1) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO

and

(2) OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY (trading as NORTH SEA TRANSITION AUTHORITY)

and

(1) ALBION ENERGY LTD
(2) BRIDGE PETROLEUM LTD
(3) DCARBONX LTD
(4) DELTIC ENERGY PLC
(5) FINDER ENERGY UK LTD
(6) HARTSHEAD RESOURCES LTD
(7) HORIZON RESOURCES LIMITED
(8) INEOS UK SNS LTD
(9) NEPTUNE E&P LTD
(10) ONE-DYAS UK LIMITED
(11) ORCADIAN ENERGY (CNS) LTS
(12) PERENCO UK LTD
(13) PETROGAS NORTH SEA LIMITED
(14) BRIDGE PETROLEUM 2 LIMITED
(15) DANA PETROLEUM (E&P) LIMITED
(16) HORIZON ENERGY ACQUISTION LIMITED
(17) REABOLD SOUTHERN NORTH SEA
LIMITED
(18) SHELL UK LIMITED
(19) MERIDIAN RESOURCES UK LIMITED
(20) COMTRACK (UK) LIMITED
Defendants
(21) TOTALENERGIES E&P UK LIMITED
(22) KISTOS ENERGY LIMITED
(Interested parties)