The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) (formerly the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)) began the offshore SEA process in 1999. As the individual SEA regions (1-8) have been assessed, documents relating to the assessments have been placed on this website for access by the public. They will continue to be made available through this archive.
Please Note:
Consultation on SEAs 1-7, the Offshore Energy SEA and the Round 2 Wind SEA is now closed.
The SEA 8 area was not assessed individually but was included in the Offshore Energy SEA which covered the whole UKCS.
The Round 2 wind SEA covered several of the regions defined for oil & gas assessment.
Offshore Energy SEA | Offshore Energy SEA 2 | SEA 1 | SEA 2 | SEA 3 | SEA 4 | SEA 5 | SEA 6 | SEA 7 | SEA 8 | SEA678 | Wind R2
1. The numbering of the SEA areas indicates the order of consultation for the SEAs. The SEA 8 area was not assessed individually but was included in the Offshore Energy SEA which covered the whole UKCS.
2. The SEAs consider the whole of the marine environment despite the fact that some areas may not attract much attention from the offshore energy industries. For example, parts of the Western Approaches (SEA 8) are not considered particularly prospective for oil & gas exploration, but were studied as part of the overall SEA process.
3. The SEAs also consider inshore areas, bays and inlets even though they were not currently offered for licensing. The areas indicated continue up to the high water mark in order to consider the marine environment as a whole.
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