Osborne talks up oil and gas - and renewables

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Chancellor hails renewables as being "an increasingly important part of the energy mix", as he also stresses the importance of maximising oil and gas production

Chancellor George Osborne has today delivered a paean to the UK's oil and gas sector, predicting that it will continue to recover oil from British waters into the 2050s and promising executives gathered...

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