Nordstream2 project offline

[Moxi]

All of which goes to show that politicians make these decisions based on other factors than price and common sense - often with disastrous consequences as they focus on short term government sized time frames while energy infrastructure requires decades ahead planning. We really should be going back to a system with a CEGB to focus the long term strategy and remove the market which - lets face facts - has been less than effective at the long term protection of the UK energy infrastructure.

Moxi

[Joeboy]

All of which goes to show that politicians make these decisions based on other factors than price and common sense - often with disastrous consequences as they focus on short term government sized time frames while energy infrastructure requires decades ahead planning. We really should be going back to a system with a CEGB to focus the long term strategy and remove the market which - lets face facts - has been less than effective at the long term protection of the UK energy infrastructure.

Moxi

I worked on Nord Stream 1.

[Joeboy]

'Boris Johnson held a meeting with ministers and leaders of gas and oil companies - including Shell, Esso and BP - on Monday, during which he voiced a "firm commitment" to continuing extractions from the North Sea.

They agreed to work to "remove barriers facing investors and developers, and help projects come online more quickly", Downing Street said.'