The governing Labour Party’s ban on new oil and gas exploration licenses and continued windfall taxes are projected to decimate the workforce of Britain’s North Sea oil and gas sector.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s North Sea oil and gas sector is set to lose over 100,000 jobs, according to new data from Britain’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. 📺 DETAIL: According to data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Britain’s North Sea oil and gas sector will lose more than 113,000 positions over the next 25 years. This constitutes an 82.7 percent collapse in the workforce. The collapse stems from the governing Labour Party’s energy policies, such as the ban on new oil and gas exploration licenses and the continuation of windfall taxes. The DESNZ data was acquired by a Freedom of Information request. Specifically, it was revealed that the number of jobs in the sector is on track to decline from 136,675 in 2024 to 23,584 jobs by 2050. In 2026, there are currently 115,720 jobs in the sector. The data revealed that 54,268 jobs would be lost by 2030, and over half of the jobs in the sector would vanish by 2035. According to the DESNZ, every role in the industry sustains an additional 4.4 jobs in the wider supply chain. 🎯 IMPACT: This represents another blow to the North Sea oil and gas sector. The month prior, British Petroleum (BP) announced plans to sell off its North Sea assets due to the British government’s climate policies. “Unless investors have confidence that Britain is open for business, more capital, more jobs and more expertise will continue to leave,” warned Russell Borthwick, Chief Executive of the Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, back in July. This data is likely to strain Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s relationship with President Donald J. Trump, who has repeatedly urged the British government to restart drilling in the North Sea. “You have one of the most valuable oil finds anywhere in the world, and if the United Kingdom would use it, they’d be a wealthy country again… I could not get Starmer to use it. It was incredible,” he told the press earlier this month. The projections coincide with mounting pressure on the Prime Minister, who has already delayed a decision on approving new oil and gas projects in the North Sea to appease green ideologues in his party. Specifically, the government is weighing up the approval of the Rosebank and Jackdaw projects. Proponents argue that they could safeguard 3,500 jobs and generate over £20 billion (~$27 billion) in economic benefits. 📺 FLASHBACK: Upon entering office back in July, Prime Minister Burnham appointed Miatta Fahnbulleh, a Liberia-born Net Zero hardliner, as his Secretary for Energy Security and Net Zero. Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, noted in July that “Much like Rep. Ilhan Omar in America, Miatta’s family actually worked for the government they later fled… Her grandfather was even charged with treason for cavorting with Chinese communists in the late 1960s. Miatta is just another in a long line of anti-Western, far leftists.” |
Britain's North Sea oil and gas sector will see more than 100,000 jobs disappear over the next 25 years, according to figures from the Labour Government. Data obtained from a Freedom of Information request to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero found that more than… pic.twitter.com/iLgKUdOfYQ
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