
Scottish ministers have been told that a presumption against new oil and gas developments in the North Sea “must go” – with business leaders in the north east saying the sector needs “full-throated support” from both Holyrood and Westminster.
Two years after the Scottish Government announced a presumption against such developments, Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has instead urged ministers to adopt a policy in favour of energy security, alongside a transition to net zero.