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The thing is that Britain has an independent oil and gas sector though. We're not reliant on imports, so yeah, the blame can be levelled at the Tories for this
by gizajob 4y ago
The thing is that Britain has an independent oil and gas sector though. We're not reliant on imports, so yeah, the blame can be levelled at the Tories for this one.
- tremon 4y agoThat oil and gas sector is still reliant on international gas prices, since it's a global market. I'm not sure if it's even possible for a single country to commandeer its fossil fuel production for own use without sparking a few international conflicts.
- shagie 4y agohttps://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-118 https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-118 > With U.S. crude oil production nearly doubling from 2009 to 2015, Congress repealed the crude oil export ban in December 2015—allowing the free export of U.S. crude oil worldwide. https://ballotpedia.org/Crude_oil_export_ban https://ballotpedia.org/Crude_oil_export_ban Yep, a country can do it and has done it.
- vel0city 4y agoYou're not reliant on imports, but unless you outlaw the export of energy you're still subject to the global price of energy. If they can export it cheap enough, energy producers would rather sell it to mainland Europe or around the world rather than sell it for less domestically.
- stuaxo 4y agoMost of the oil and gas from the North sea is exported, at the same time the Tories suggest more fracking as if extra oil and gas wouldn't also be sold.