Published by Michele Maatouk on 24th March 2026
(Sharecast News) - The UK government has dismissed a warning from an energy trade body that failing to produce more homegrown North Sea oil and gas will leave the UK increasingly reliant on imports at a time of rising global instability. The industry group, Offshore Energies UK, has said the UK "urgently" needs a greater supply of domestically produced energy or consumers will be left "more exposed to global volatility and higher emissions". - Gurdian