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Lift the ban on new UK oil & gas exploration licences to improve energy security

Submitted by Karen Hankey on Thursday 2nd April 2026

Published on Friday 1st May 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 1st November 2026

Current Signatures: 932
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

$PUSH ~ Affordable ~ Approved ~ Busy ~ Domestic ~ Energy ~ energy prices ~ energy security ~ Families ~ Generate ~ Global ~ Internationals ~ Jobs ~ Lift ~ Maps ~ National Security ~ New oil ~ Nuclear ~ Price ~ renewal ~ scales ~ security ~ Tax

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 932 signatures in total, with signatories from 472 constituencies. That makes it the 311th most popular open petition, and the 8,150th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 75% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of -3% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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