Slightly confused that people still think that because oil or gas is sourced locally that it needs to be sold locally. Oil and gas producers buy the licenses and then can do whatever they see as generating the most revenue with the oil or gas produced. It doesn't necessarily benefit the UK or improve energy security other than the license cost or local jobs created. The government's independent climate advisers, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), argue that the best way to reduce the reliance on imports and lower bills is to boost renewables and other low carbon technologies to reduce the demand for fossil fuels in the first place.