Liz Truss has been warned that exploring new drilling sites for oil and gas in the North Sea would not help with current energy bills, following reports she plans new licences as one of her first acts if she becomes Prime Minister.
Greenpeace warned that new oil and gas could take 25 years to pump out and “have no real impact on energy bills”, while exacerbating climate change.
Truss would invite applications for drilling licences to explore new fields in the North Sea if she becomes Prime Minister, as well as push oil and gas firms to invest in their existing sites to maximise production, according to The Times.
