Power play
The former energy minister Chris Skidmore resigned in protest at a bill to issue more licences for oil and gas extraction in the North Sea. What are other countries doing?
– US oil production hit a record 13.3m barrels a day last month, up from 10.8m five years ago.
– Qatar is investing $150 billion to
increase oil production by 50% to 5m barrels per day by 2027.
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