The British North Sea is one of the world's oldest offshore oil and gas basins where production has been in steady decline since the early 2000s. At the same time, the region has become one of the world's largest and fastest growing offshore wind basins.

President-elect Donald Trump blasted the United Kingdom’s Energy Profits Levy on Friday after a Texas-based oil firm announced it would prematurely leave the North Sea over the so-called

President-elect Donald Trump called on the UK to remove wind turbines in the North Sea, criticizing the country’s reliance on renewable energy after US oil company Apache exited the region, citing high windfall taxes.

US President-elect Donald Trump hit out at the UK’s windfall tax on oil and gas producers in a social media post Friday, adding to criticisms from his incoming administration of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s agenda.

US President-elect Donald Trump called on Friday for the United Kingdom to dismantle its wind turbines in the North Sea in response to a decision by a US oil company to leave the oil-rich region. "The UK is making a very big mistake.

US President-elect Donald Trump says the UK should keep the North Sea open to fossil fuel extraction after the Government increased its windfall tax on oil and gas producers.

The government's hiked windfall tax on energy producer profits was said to be part of the company's decision to cease production beyond 2029.

The British North Sea is one of the world's oldest offshore oil and gas basins where production has been in steady decline since the early 2000s. At the same time, the region has become one of the world's largest and fastest growing offshore wind basins.

US President-elect Donald Trump continues making bold foreign policy statements, even though his inauguration is two weeks away. This time, he criticized the United Kingdom's energy policy, demanding to "open" the North Sea and get rid of the windmills.