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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Green energy boss backs more North Sea oil and gas production from existing sites

the sun rising behind the silhouette of a redundant oil platform moored in the Firth of Forth near Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
Maier rejected the claim that more North Sea oil and gas could help bring down energy costs but said it could bring economic benefits, including more jobs. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

The head of the UK’s national green energy champion has joined other high-profile renewable energy leaders in making the case for more North Sea oil and gas production as the government braces for an energy cost crisis.

The GB Energy boss, Jürgen Maier, used a social media post on LinkedIn to reject the claim that more North Sea oil and gas could help to bring down energy costs, which have soared as the war in Iran has escalated.

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