Seabed Value

Summary

The Department of Infrastructure disclosed aggregated revenue and agreement counts for Controlled Marine Activities from 2013/14 to 2024/25, broken down by activity type and VAT status. The response provided full financial data for offshore renewable energy, submarine cables, pipelines, and gas drilling without citing any exemptions.

Key Facts

• Revenue data covers financial years from 2013/14 to 2024/25.
• Information includes both VAT-inclusive and VAT-exclusive figures.
• Categories include offshore renewable energy, submarine cables, pipelines, gas drilling, and petroleum exploration.
• The total number of agreements per year ranged from 0 to 7.
• No information was withheld under FOI exemptions.

Data Disclosed

• 2013/14
• 2024/25
• £108,000
• £8,021,346.01
• £3,357,352.17
• £36,740.20
• £86,400
• £6,417,076.81
• £2,685,881.73
• £29,392.16
• 7 agreements
• 0 agreements
• 2024-11-12
• 2024-12-06

Original Request

Please provide the aggregated (total sum of) revenue recieved by the Department of Infrastructure associated with all licences, leases and/or agreements for Controlled Marine Activities (as defined by the Marine Infrastructure Management Act 2016), for each financial year from 2013/14 to present, together with the total number of licences, leases and/or agreements for each period.

Data Tables (2)

Full Response Text

Including VAT Financial Year Offshore Renewable energy generation Laying off submarine cables Laying of Submarine Pipelines Gas Drilling Exploration for and exploitation of natural gas and petroleum Number of Agreements Per Year 2013/2014 0 2014/2015 £387,690.54 4 2015/2016 £84,000 £575,558.27 4 2016/2017 £531,326.44 3 2017/2018 £24,000 £451,355.99 £474,545.16 5 2018/2019 £547,245.59 £259,596.79 5 2019/2020 £934,692.70 £259,596.79 £9,584.40 6 2020/2021 £1,350,872.62 £259,596.79 £19,168.80 7 2021/2022 £1,252,897.57 £519,193.58 6 2022/2023 £678,788.05 £633,924.90 £7,987 7 2023/2024 £849,654.69 £633,932.10 5 2024/2025 £461,263.55 £316,966.06 5 Total £108,000 £8,021,346.01 £3,357,352.17 £36,740.20 Not including VAT Financial Year Offshore Renewable engergy generation Laying off submarine cables Laying of Submarine Pipelines Gas Drilling Exploration for and exploitation of natural gas and petroleum Number of Agreements Per Year 2013/2014 0 2014/2015 £310,152.43 4 2015/2016 £67,200 £460,446.62 4 2016/2017 £425,061.15 3 2017/2018 £19,200 £361,084.79 £379,636.13 5 2018/2019 £437,796.47 £207,677.43 5 2019/2020 £747,754.16 £207,677.43 £7,667.52 6 2020/2021 £1,080,698.10 £207,677.43 £15,335.04 7 2021/2022 £1,002,318.06 £415,354.86 6 2022/2023 £543,030.44 £507,139.92 £6,390 7 2023/2024 £679,723.75 £507,145.68 5 2024/2025 £369,010.84 £253,572.85 5 Total £86,400 £6,417,076.81 £2,685,881.73 £29,392.16

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 4248334 5 December 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 12 November 2024, which states:

"Please provide the aggregated (total sum of) revenue recieved by the Department of Infrastructure associated with all licences, leases and/or agreements for Controlled Marine Activities (as defined by the Marine Infrastructure Management Act 2016), for each financial year from 2013/14 to present, together with the total number of licences, leases and/or agreements for each period."

Please find the information requested in ‘Controlled Marine Activities Revenue’ pdf attached.

Please quote the reference number 4248334 in any future communications.

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