New UK-wide polling commissioned by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) shows overwhelming public support for using the UK’s own oil and gas resources alongside renewables to strengthen national security, manage overreliance on imports, and ensure stable, long-term decision-making on how the sector is taxed.

The research, conducted by Opinium with a representative sample of 2,000 UK adults (10–13 March 2026), reveals that:

Key Findings

Together, the findings show an electorate that wants energy security, stability, and a pragmatic plan – not polarisation.

David Whitehouse, CEO of Offshore Energies UK, said:

'The public are clear: the UK needs homegrown energy and a balanced transition that strengthens our national security.

'People want renewables and UK oil and gas working side by side – not one instead of the other – and they want decisions based on long-term rules, not short-term politics.

'A rules-based approach to taxation is part of that stability. It ensures the public receives a fair share in times of genuine windfalls while giving companies the certainty needed to keep investing in UK energy, UK jobs and the UK’s transition.'

The polling reinforces what OEUK set out in The Times last week:

This is the pragmatic centre-ground – the one the public consistently backs.

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Source: OEUK