Investigation reveals oil company employees authored study cited by Badenoch to support North Sea drilling
By
Nafeez Ahmed
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Summary
An investigation reveals that a University of Aberdeen geology paper cited by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch as evidence to support increased North Sea drilling was actually written by employees of major oil companies, including Shell and Equinor. The paper claims 4.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent lie untapped in the West of Shetland basin and recommends tax breaks for development. Badenoch and supportive media outlets used the study to argue against the Government's ban on new North Sea oil and gas licences, without disclosing the authors' industry affiliations.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledConservative leader Kemi Badenoch last week cited a new University of Aberdeen geology paper as being supposed proof that the Government's ban on new North Sea oil and gas licences was 'utter madness'.
"Untapped North Sea oil could keep Britain going for four years" blared one Telegraph headline.
The paper claims 4.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) lie in the West of Shetland basin, and developing it requires what the authors call a 'bespoke fiscal regime' – a tax break.
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