Trump Demands UK Expand North Sea Oil Drilling, Slams Starmer Over Energy Policy

Trump demanded that the UK expand oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.

“Trump slams Starmer over energy crisis saying Aberdeen should be 'booming' The US President declared 'no more windmills' in his social media rant, accusing the UK of causing the global oil and gas crisis Donald Trump has turned a blind eye to his own role in the global oil crisis and is instead pointing figures at the UK”

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He posted: Europe is desperate for Energy, and yet the United Kingdom refuses to open North Sea Oil.

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Norway sells its North Sea Oil to the U.K. at double the price.

Trump also railed against wind energy, declaring AND, NO MORE WINDMILLS.

Starmer has resisted expanding drilling, citing climate commitments.

The North Sea drilling dispute is part of a broader rift between Trump and Starmer.

Trump has mocked Starmer repeatedly, comparing him to Neville Chamberlain.

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Starmer has refused to join Trump's planned blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The UK government has faced mounting pressure to approve projects such as Rosebank and Jackdaw.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signalled openness to exploration.

The UK is the second-largest driller in the North Sea behind Norway.

Extraction boomed in the 1980s and 90s but output has steadily fallen since.

Last year, the UK banned new licences for new oil and gas fields.

Government data shows that 93% of the oil and gas likely to be produced has already been extracted.

Trump has long opposed wind energy and demanded no more windmills.