The US oil giant Chevron has announced it will quit the North Sea after 55 years, the day after Jeremy Hunt turned down industry pleas for support at a private meeting.
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North Sea sites are wasting gas that could be used to power boilers and address cost of living and energy security problems - while releasing highly polluting gases into the atmosphere.