
Calls to bring Donald Trump’s ‘drill baby drill’ attitude to the North Sea have gotten louder, as the war on Iran sends Europe’s oil and gas prices skyrocketing.
Energy infrastructure has rapidly become a key target of missile strikes, signalling a major escalation of the conflict. Yesterday (18 March) Iran reported that gas tanks and parts of a refinery were struck at South Pars, the world’s largest gas field and the biggest source of domestic energy in Iran.