UK Oil & Gas: Too Legit to Quit, Even for Labour

When the Labour Party of Keir Starmer won the latest UK elections, it vowed to stop new oil and gas exploration. The Starmer cabinet has stayed true to its word on that—but it is looking for ways to boost production through other means. In early February, a Scottish court ruled the previous government’s approval of two new oil and gas projects in the North Sea unlawful. The ruling was the result of climate activism that challenged the approval of the Jackdow and Rosebank projects. The court sided with the activists. Only the Starmer…