Study: New North Sea oil and gas drilling 'won't make any real difference' to UK energy bills

Michael Holder
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ECIU analysis adds to growing body of evidence showing how new North Sea oil and gas projects will do little to boost domestic energy security

Handing out further licenses to drill for oil and gas in the North Sea and UK continental shelf will do little to improve the country's energy security, fresh analysis today from the Energy and Climate...

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