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Katrine Bussey

Governments urged to give ‘full-throated support’ to North Sea oil and gas

Business leaders in Scotland’s north east are urging Holyrood ministers to end the presumption against new oil and gas developments, saying the sector needs ‘full throated support’ (Andrew Milligan/PA) -

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.

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