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Analysis: UK newspapers have already printed 63 editorials in 2026 backing North Sea drilling 

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Analysis: UK newspapers have already printed 63 editorials in 2026 backing North Sea drilling 
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UK newspapers have already published 63 editorials this year calling for more oil and gas extraction in the North Sea, according to Carbon Brief analysis.



The national outlets, including the Sun, the Daily Telegraph and the Times, argue that the nation “needs” more North Sea drilling to provide “home-sourced oil and gas” amid a “full-blown energy crisis”.



These newspapers seek to blame energy secretary Ed Miliband’s “net-zero crusade” for curbing UK fossil-fuel production – despite supplie

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