Truss Open to New Oil and Gas Drilling in North Sea - Media

© AP Photo / Claus BonnerupDenmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk's oil rig in the North Sea named Halfdan (File)
Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk's oil rig in the North Sea named Halfdan (File) - Sputnik International, 1920, 30.08.2022
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Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has revealed few details of how she would tackle the energy crisis as prime minister, leading media to speculate on plans including major cuts to value-added tax and schemes to increase domestic energy production.
Tory leadership favourite Liz Truss is rumoured to mulling approval for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea as a remedy to the energy crisis.
The Daily Express reported on Tuesday that the foreign secretary is considering issuing new exploration licenses in the UK's large maritime exclusive economic zone of the hydrocarbon-rich seabed.

The paper said two leading Truss supporters, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng and Brexit Opportunities Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg, have been meeting industry giants including Shell and Total.

But it was unclear whether Rees-Mogg's meetings were linked to the energy crisis or were just part of his ministerial work of identifying potential post-Brexit reforms.
A Team Truss source said the meetings were arranged by civil servants, not her campaign, but government departments declined to comment.
The ministers were also said to be looking to Norway, the UK's biggest foreign natural gas supplier, to increase production.
 Liz Truss, Britain's Foreign Secretary leaves a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 - Sputnik International, 1920, 30.08.2022
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