Ed Miliband has ordered an immediate ban on new drilling in the North Sea – overruling his own officials and risking triggering a wave of legal action. The Telegraph has more.
In an unusual intervention into what is typically an apolitical process, the Energy Secretary has told regulators not to approve a new round of drilling that was slated for confirmation in the coming weeks.
His decision to block the licences means that companies will have wasted millions of pounds on preparing their bids, with experts warning they are likely to take legal action as a result.
The decision followed crisis meetings yesterday between Mr. Miliband and his aides after the Telegraph asked for updates on outstanding drilling licence applications.
The applications, from companies seeking to exploit up to 35 new North Sea areas, were submitted as part of the 33rd offshore oil and gas licensing round initiated by the last Government in autumn 2023.
It saw 76 oil and gas companies submitting 115 bids to drill for oil and gas across 257 “blocks” of the North Sea, Irish Sea and East Atlantic. The NSTA said these would boost U.K. oil output by 600 million barrels.
Bids for up to 35 areas were still awaiting a decision from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), the regulator, when the election was called.
On Wednesday afternoon the NSTA said that applications were still being considered, despite the change in Government. A spokesman reiterated the NSTA’s pre-election statement that: “Further consideration is being given to a small number of remaining applications and a few more may be offered at a later date.”
However, Mr. Miliband subsequently instructed the NSTA to block them all.
In a terse statement issued late on Wednesday, his spokesman said: “We will not issue new licences to explore new fields, and will not revoke existing oil and gas licences. We will manage existing fields for the entirety of their lifespan.”
Worth reading in full.
Completely insane. The world – and the U.K. – is going to need oil and gas for a long while yet, even under our crazy Net Zero plans. But it appears the U.K. is going to miss out on producing it. Because who needs industry? Who needs income? Who needs affordable energy, for that matter? Not Britain it seems, at least according to Labour. Though somehow I don’t think the public is going to agree.
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When do people realise that this is just evil?
Not just yet. We need a few power cuts in winter first. The first one that takes out a nursing home should probably do it – but even then, not all the people will realise.
And if the residents are of the wrong political persuasion, will it even register with the Legacy Media?
After everything thats been thrown at us over the last 4+ years, still the electorate didn’t learn anything (apparently). Do you really think a few power cuts, or even food shortages will wake up the soporific knuckleheads? I fear tomorrows hope for humanity are fast asleep at their screens. Whether those screens be SMART or not.
When they can’t charge their smart phones…
Or the cell towers don’t have any power and they can’t make or receive calls.
Spot the forthcoming legal action. Not only that, it is quite likely to be contradictory to the idea of reducing emissions, as import from further away will probably fill the gap for years to come, resulting in the waste caused by shipping etc.
Am I right in remembering you saying you had voted Labour or am I confusing you with a different John?
Once again taxpayers will be on the hook for the legal costs that millipede”s brain dead malevolence will generate. It’s enough to think that he has come straight from an Institute for Global Change seminar.
Still the International markets will be pleased.
Just like the Banks we bail them out, and now the water companies too. Imagen a business like a Bus Company where the owner takes all the profits and the taxpayer has to fork out for new Busses so the owner can stay in business.
Exactly. It is theft pure and simple. Got to impoverish the people.
Little to do with emissions.
Much more to do with keeping Soros, Hune, Gates, Schwab etc happy and Miliband’s virtue signalling up to speed.
I’m sure all the ex- coal miners who voted Labour for him in his Doncaster North constituency will be proud.
Better ship over more wood pellets from the US to make up for it.
Or more fracked gas from the US since we are too busy pretending to save the planet to use our own that sits there under our feet.
Telegraph comments exploding over this, I just pointed out more then half of them likely voted for the Cons, so they voted for Net Zero, stop wingeing and vote accordingly.
Anyone who hosted labour or Tory voted for this communism
Yep you are not wrong. The Cons were all fully onboard with Net Zero and it was that phony Teresa May that actually gave us the Net Zero Amendment in 2019. —-PS I voted accordingly by the way.
“Miliband Orders Immediate Ban on New North Sea Oil”
Orders? I thought any ministers were not allowed to order anyone to do anything anymore lest it be construed as bullying?
As boss, Priti Patel couldn’t even order the police to do their jobs! How come he gets to order when it’s against the very things the county needs?
Nonsense supporting that nasty bully Priti Patel, whose own Jewish husband truthfully called her “My Personal Piranha”.
Nonsense back at yer! I’m saying the bosses of any state department have not been allowed to order, bully, any of their employees recently, but as soon as the lefties take power, oh its ok for them to bully!
I’m not ‘supporting Priti Patel, just using her as an example of power without any real power!
Dinger I have explained what’s going on to your antagonist.
Appreciated
Awww, how sweet! Mummy poking her nose in to defend you, because she thinks she’s in charge of The Daily Sceptic comments sections.
They must be careful how they throw Bananas!
The civil servant s are the bullies.
Orders from members of the globalist fraternity have the permission of the globalists to issue orders to our globalist civil service.
Orders from ordinary government ministers ie not globalist accredited are treated as acts of bullying and can be disregarded.
funny———-We can just sit and wait for “orders” from the populace once Strictly Come Dancing blanks out on a Saturday night because the wind has stopped.
“Though somehow I don’t think the public is going to agree.”
86% voted for parties that support Net Zero.
Maybe to them it was a feel good idea, like recycling and they get to keep their lifestyles. They are in for a shock.
A very nasty one
Aren’t we all.
A shock, but not a surprise.
They don’t question and don’t understand
Good point. No-one ever went broke by underestimating the intelligence of the British Public. Net Zero is a lot like “Recycling” on hyper-speed.
Where I live, they are now charging you (over and above the extortionate Council Tax) for collecting the “Green Waste” that the Councillors themselves insisted must be kept separate for collection and “recycling”.
Meanwhile, don’t forget to carefully wash tins and jars that must be “recycled” in the correct “recycling box”. Even though in the next breath they point out how important it is to save water.
“Logic”? We don’t need no stinkin’ logic!
It’s the illogicality that keeps it in place.
What a bunch of c***s.
I’ve given you an uptick because you are so succinct!
I’ve not got the energy for much else these days… There’s just nothing else to say.
Though I am getting censored by the mods a bit. Fair enough I suppose, not everyone wants to read it.
Good photo of Millipede, showing him in all his creepy, bug-eyed madness.
🎜 I can feel it coming in the air tonight 🎜
Hey Miliband Can you unfreeze this Caribou for me with some of your “Free Wind”?
This next 5 years is going to be a wild and expensive ride!
It’s been going that way for decades apart from a brief interruption from Thatcher
I’m not making excuses for voting Labour in my past, but at least labour was Labour at the time!
The main party’s seem to have lost all recognition of their beginnings, tories included.
Whether your a fan of thatcher or not, at least, back then, she stood by her guns the same as Harold Wilson and other party leaders from all sides, because back then, you could see a difference between the sides! That has gone, politics has become sepia, neither colour nor black and white!
Yes I agree
Yup look at ‘2 Jags’ Prescott videos in Parliament in the 80s. Very different.
If Political parties were involved in music they would all be middle of the road pop. There would be no jazz or country or Prog Rock because they would all be trying to be bloody Oasis or Kylie or Robbie whats his face to try and sell records.
Quite right.
Labour at least pretended to be interested in the “working” class.
Conservatives made out that they wanted to “conserve” things.
Liberal Democrats alleged that they were not only liberal but also democratic.
All actually only bothered about Virtue Signalling in public and brown envelopes behind closed doors.
The economy will collapse as the multinationals move out of the U.K.
I hope the workers will turn on their fat cat Unions for donating to the Party.
I rather think this is not going to be the last time I say this over the next few years ”don’t blame me I voted Reform”. At least we have seen Labours true colours early on, deranged net-zero policy trumps everything. If they follow through with this style it means that when it is noted that EVs are not selling they will just say tough that is the price we have to pay, no cars, no motor industry but no matter we will have self flagellated ourselves into immiserated net-zero nirvana and can all feel that inner glow of net-zero khama.
It is difficult not to conclude that feudalism may well be installed first before the gates are finally banged shut. Much easier to control a poverty wrecked, poorly nation than one on its feet and with some money and fitness still to fight.
Imagine that in 2024 I am writing these words about a nominally British government; discussing them as our chief enemy.
Unbelievable!
Look on the bright side Hux, after 5 years (nay, weeks) Britain will be desperate for a return to common sense!
It’s the only solace, revenge will have to be served cold!
Thanks Dinger – hope you are right.
But is there going to be a “Common Sense” party to vote for? I suspect the opposition will still be packed full of hand wringing Oliver Dowdens
Me too. I voted Reform but ended up with Matt Rodda, a lefty who voted for lockdowns.
I have yet to write to him but no doubt he’ll be hearing from me soon.
I voted reform and ended up with Lee Anderson, thankfully!
I would still like a chat with him about why he thinks people who were against Lockdown, Jabs, Agenda 2030 are conspiracy theorists. I think he is a climate sceptic but criticised those worried about mandatory Smart Metres that was in a Report that people seem to have forgotten about.
Yes I did ask him by email a while ago about his thoughts on the vaccine and he replied that himself and his family are all up to date with their shots,
I really dont think anyone you can vote for will agree with all of the topics about the publics concerns but he was the best of a bad bunch!
Rodda (East Reading) is useless. I wrote to him a couple of times regarding “Corona Stuff” and only got content-free boilerplate replies.
It’s Reading Central now.
I used to be West Reading with Alok Sharma. He got a lot of letters from me, also mainly boilerplate responses.
Except once, just after I wrote a blunt and forthright message about approval of the jibby-jabs for young kids. I was rather proud of my phrasing and I wasn’t at all polite.
The reply was to say he really didn’t like my tone. I was so proud I almost framed the letter.
Or just as when you eat to many Jelly Babies or Chocolate Raisins you vomit all over the carpet, politicians are going to feel that nauseating feeling and simply vomit Net Zero all over the chamber, because while they stuff the pretend to save the planet goodies down their throat in this binge of eco gluttony, that sick feeling isn’t far away.
In the 1980s, there was a big scandal in the German pop world because of a hit band named Milli Vanilli put together by ‘old hand’ producer Frank Farian. Formally, this band was composed to two ‘good looking’ black dancers (with threadlocks) but after a number of German hits, their career went down in flames when it came out that they were really just hired dancers going through the motions to songs written and performed by anonymous other people.
I’heard that someone named Ed Millvanilliband has recently been appointed energy secretary of the UK. Strange coincidence, innit?
I wonder if this company would benefit from a ban on drilling in the North Sea? https://www.greenfinanceinstitute.com/
The Green Finance Institute is at the forefront of shaping how finance can be used to facilitate real economy transition. We create the enabling environments and financial solutions needed to accelerate the transition to a net-zero and nature positive economy.
https://members.parliament.uk/member/1510/registeredinterests
Ed Miliband
Name of donor: Green Finance Institute Ltd
Address of donor: International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1A 2BN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Providing policy support on the Labour Party’s National Wealth Fund, with a taskforce reporting jointly to me and another MP, value £99,000
Liking that plastic hat and Hi-viz. Made from raccoon skin, I’m guessing?
No. Woven from the willingly donated pubic hairs of Gibraltar monkeys.
At least that’s what the PPE supplier said.
A monkey mirkin?
Just Stop Oil should strip him of all clothes which involve oil, either directly in the materials themselves or indirectly, in the supply chain.
I’d pay to watch that.
Maybe no, on second thoughts, I wouldn’t pay to watch that. Bleurgh.
I would if they used a blow torch for the stripping:-)
Making people cold, hungry and potentially dead before their time is pure evil and an existential threat. Miliband should not be surprised if we decide to reciprocate in kind.
The man appears to have very little brain.
“The man appears to have very little brain.”
But very large pockets.
To everyone who voted Labour . (maybe there are not too many on this website though)
——Do you actually realise what you have done? Do you know who this moron Miliband really is? Are you aware that it was he who gave us the Climate Change Act in 2008 and now you all have the highest electricity prices in Europe. Do you realise that everything that you buy is made using electricity and that if we have the highest electricity prices this will force up the price of every single thing? Do you really want to spend big chunks of your wages on energy while this eco fundamentalist lies to you about how cheap the wind is? Do you not care if your country looks like a giant pin cushion covered in huge Industrial turbines when a few Nuclear Plants tucked away out of sight would provide nearly all our electricity all day everyday, or do you just sit there in front of your 6’Oclock news and swallow all the evidence free climate crisis propaganda down your throat? Don’t you realise that the likes of Miliband and all these other phony planet savers are taking the pure piss out of you? —-WAKE UP.
Thank you varmint.
Spoken with true feeling. You saved me seething, ranting and spitting at my keyboard ‘venting’ in a similar fashion!!!
Didn’t take the fuxxer’s long did it? Jeez where will we be a year from now, can we survive 4 years of this? I am afraid…very very afraid!
Not that I actually believe elections make the slightest difference to ‘the agenda’.
Terrific
What a complete TOOL !!!
You were warned. This group of communists appear to want all lives ruined. Why? What is in it for them?
That really is a good question: “What’s in it for them?”
Depopulation as I have stated many times.
Yeah, but what good does that do? The rich / privileged still have to eat and live, with no one to do the menial tasks of providing for their every wish how will they live?
Will there be a sliding scale, with a junior parliamentarian now expected to grow food for Soros etc?
I would have thought that it is about time that the legal system started working for ordinary people. How about 4 old ladies taking Milliband to court for putting their energy security at risk ?
Follow the Biden playbook. Days after he was elected he opened the southern border, stopped construction of fuel pipelines and released a load of criminals…
Lets hope (a vain hope I suspect) that the companies sue him personally and not HMG.