Drill Scotland, drill ..and axe windmills
Daily Record|January 04, 2025
Donald Trump's astonishing North Sea blast
CHRIS CALL
Drill Scotland, drill ..and axe windmills

DONALD Trump called for the North Sea to be "opened up" as he again attacked offshore wind farms.

The US President-elect warned the UK was making a "very big mistake" after an American oil firm announced it would end its North Sea operations by 2029.

Texan giant Apache claimed its British interests had become "uneconomic" as a result of windfall taxes on energy profits imposed by the Government.

The company took control of the Forties field in 2003 but suspended all new drilling activity last year.

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