UK offshore industry warns against Labour’s ‘simplistic’ proposals to halt new oil and gas projects

Offshore Energies UK says reported proposals would undermine the nation’s energy security, threaten jobs and send import bills soaring

In action: the UK’s Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, replyies to a statement from UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the House of Commons on 22 May 2023.
In action: the UK’s Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, replyies to a statement from UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the House of Commons on 22 May 2023.Photo: JESSICA TAYLOR/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP/SCANPIX
Published 29 May 2023, 05:51Updated 31 May 2023, 14:43