Non-profit disputes claim new North Sea licences will enhance UK fuel security

Analysis from the UK-based Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit finds that oil from new licences will account for less than 1 per cent of the fuels used in the UK in 2030

Oil drilled under new licences in the North Sea and sent to UK refineries will account for less than 1 per cent of UK fuel use in 2030, according to calculations by environmental non-profit the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit.