Putin sabre-rattling causes a seismic shift in views on North Sea energy20 Feb 2022 09:41
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"Ukraine crisis ‘shows need’ to rely on home-produced energy but green lobby and trade group disagree over how to achieve aim."
By Mark Macaskill and Michael Glackin
Sunday February 20 2022, 12.01am, The Sunday Times:
"Vladimir Putin is emerging as an unlikely saviour of UK oil and gas as tension between Russia and Ukraine heightens worries over fuel imports and leads to further calls for ministers to encourage drilling in the North Sea.
"Russia is the largest provider of diesel to the UK — about 3.6 million tonnes were imported in 2020 — but Putin, the Russian president, is likely to cut off supplies in retaliation for the tough sanctions threatened by Boris Johnson if Ukraine is invaded. Diesel is essential for motor vehicles, trains, construction and the military."
Could really put the spotlight on the importance of producing our own domestic oil on and offshore in the UK.