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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Archie Mitchell

Rishi Sunak commits to hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences alongside carbon capture investment

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Rishi Sunak has vowed to “max out” North Sea oil and gas by issuing hundreds of new development licences in a stark dividing line with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.

The prime minister said he is backing the North Sea oil and gas industry to “make Britain more energy independent”.

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