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<p>The Oil and Gas Authority operates the licensing regime that gives companies exclusive
rights to search, bore for and get petroleum and it stewards existing onshore exploration
licences to ensure they fulfil agreed work commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s
position on hydraulic fracturing is set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of
4 November 2019 [HLWS68]. As set out in the Statement, the shale gas industry should
take the Government’s position into account when considering new developments.</p>
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