Plans to ‘maximise extraction’ of North Sea oil and gas would soon run into geological limits

Plans to ‘maximise extraction’ of North Sea oil and gas would soon run into geological limits

North Sea oil is in its geological twilight. James Jones Jr / shutterstock“We are going to get all our oil and gas out of the North Sea”, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said recently. Her promise to “maximise extraction” sets up a clash between political ambitions, economic reality and geological limits. Reform UK has also said drilling for more oil and gas in the North Sea would be a “day one” priority. But even if the Conservatives or…