The UK will keep its North Sea windfall tax in place until 2030, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility, despite industry warnings that the levy is accelerating production declines, deterring investment, and threatening thousands of offshore jobs.
Equinor forecasts 10%–20% production decline at Johan Sverdrup field in 2026
Equinor expects oil production from the Johan Sverdrup field — the North Sea’s largest producing...

