Octopus CEO Urges UK To Tap North Sea Oil To Stabilize Prices

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Octopus founder and government adviser Greg Jackson has urged Labour to “use what’s available” in the North Sea and rethink its key net zero policies.  Jackson said the county was “staring down the barrel” of an energy price shock in light of the conflict in the Middle East.  The Octopus chief executive who is also a member of the industrial strategy advisory council and has shared close ties with key government figures including business secretary Peter Kyle, warned “economic damage” from the…