Norway exploits North Sea gas while Mad Ed self sabotages our industries for Net Zero
Norway is to reopen three mothballed North Sea gas fields to sell gas to us. Meanwhile Mad Ed wont do shit for our industry and Aberdeen is dying. All for Net Zero insanity.
Three fields, operated by ConocoPhillips, are expected to supply enough gas to heat millions of homes across UK and Europe, with gas heading to Germany and light oil condensate to the UK. This move underscores Norway’s pragmatic approach to energy security amid rising European demand and geopolitical tensions. We could access oil ourselves, be self sufficient, help our brothers in Europe and improve our economy at the same time but no, Mad Ed wont allow it. He is an ideological idiot.
Norway Puts Energy Security First
The Norwegian government, led by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, is expanding operations. It has approved exploration in 70 new blocks across the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, and Barents Sea. Energy Minister Terje Aasland highlighted the importance of maintaining high supply levels, especially following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East. Norwegian officials view their oil and gas industry as vital for both national interests and European stability. New technology makes these previously uneconomic fields viable again, allowing low-cost production using existing infrastructure.
In contrast, the UK continues to impose restrictions and bleat on about Net Zero whilst we freeze in winter and industry dies. New licensing has been banned, and projects like Rosebank and Jackdaw face delays due to legal challenges on climate grounds. The decision on restarting work rests with Mad Ed, who prioritises renewables over domestic fossil fuels despite the unfolding nightmare in the UK.
The Devastating Impact on Aberdeen and UK Jobs
UK North Sea production has plummeted to about one-quarter of its 1999 peak. The workforce has shrunk dramatically, with tens of thousands of jobs lost. Aberdeen, once a thriving energy hub with high wages and strong growth, now suffers from falling house prices and economic decline. Reports indicate around 18,000 energy jobs gone since 2010, with hundreds more lost monthly. Local businesses, from hospitality to services, feel the knock-on effects as the transition to green jobs fails to materialise at the promised pace.
The UK spent £20bn on Norwegian oil and gas imports last year alone.
Domestic output continues to fall while policy blocks new development in the same geological basin.
An Offshore Energies UK spokesman noted that differences between the UK and Norwegian sides stem entirely from government policy, regulation, and taxation, not geology.
Shadow Energy Minister Claire Coutinho rightly pointed out the absurdity. The same basin, same resources, yet one side expands while the other retreats due to a lack of political will and lets its country suffer.
Net Zero Ideology Harms Britain
The Labour government’s obsession with net zero at all costs is killing a strategic industry. By refusing to exploit our own resources, ministers force reliance on imports from Norway and elsewhere. This increases costs, undermines energy security, and exports emissions to other countries with potentially lower environmental standards. Aberdeen stands as a stark warning of national self-sabotage. Punitive taxes, licensing bans, and climate litigation accelerate decline faster than many expected, while promised green replacements lag.
Mainstream coverage in outlets like the BBC and Guardian acknowledges the job losses and slower-than-expected transition in north-east Scotland, yet ignores the policy failures driving it.
Time for a Britain First Approach
This situation exposes the madness of prioritising virtue signalling targets over secure, affordable domestic energy. Britain sits on substantial reserves but chooses dependence, higher bills for families, and lost tax revenue that could fund public services.
For once i agree with the TUC who said that we shouldn’t let go of one rope before having a secure grasp on another. We all know that fossil fuels will run out, and we need to move to nuclear and renewables but putting all your energy eggs in the renewables basket when we live in the UK where the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow is insanity.
Restore Britain offers the necessary resolution. Their policies demand lifting the ban on North Sea oil and gas exploration as a priority to secure energy independence and protect jobs in places like Aberdeen. They advocate a Britain-first strategy rejecting foreign ownership of key infrastructure and reversing the ideological net zero rush that harms workers and sovereignty. This pragmatic path, focused on cheap, reliable energy including full North Sea development where viable, would reverse the damage, boost the economy, and deliver true security.
Britain must choose resourcefulness over self-denial.