“And yet Nicola Sturgeon, at the urging of her Green coalition partners, is more than prepared to throw the entire sector under a bus, without any thought for the consequences. “The Scottish Government’s own development agency, Highlands and Islands Enterprise states quite clearly: ‘The industry is a significant contributor to the economy of the Highlands and Islands creating flexible, high value employment for thousands of people across all parts of the region.’ “These comments from Nicola Sturgeon will have cast a chill in many households across the Highlands and Islands, whose family income is derived from employment in oil and gas,” he said. Highland MSP and the Scottish Conservative Shadow Minister for Business said it could also leave the UK in the position of having to import oil from places like Russia.
Those words triggered a backlash as north MSPs fear not just the loss of high-quality jobs but also professionals who could leave for “other parts of the world as they seek to provide for themselves and their families.” “I have set out a proposal for a climate assessment and I think the presumption would be that Cambo could not and should not pass any rigorous climate assessment.” These comments from Nicola Sturgeon will have cast a chill in many households across the Highlands and Islands, whose family income is derived from employment in oil and gas, he said.
I don't think we can go on extracting oil and gas forever, and I don't think we can continue to give the go ahead to new oil fields. Highland MSP and the Scottish Conservative Shadow Minister for Business said it could also leave the UK in the position of having to import oil from places like Russia. She said: “I don't think Cambo should get the green light. The First Minister has faced considerable criticism since she said she is against future oil and gas exploration and extraction including the Cambo oil field off Shetland.