This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government

Rejected petition Save the UK's oil and gas industry with more investment .

Save the UK's oil and gas industry.
The following article by Colin Rawlinson together with comments from Scotland's First Minister, Ms Nicola Sturgeon was the inspiration to start this petition. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/last-person-leave-aberdeen-please-switch-off-lights-colin-rawlinson

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Make sure that we keep the UK Sector afloat by:- An investment allowance for oil and gas fields that are more costly to develop. Reverse a rise in the supplementary charge on oil and gas production put in place in 2011. A tax credit to help encourage oil and gas exploration and production. Training allowances for redundant oil workers

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