Scotland's First Minister Rethinks Oil Drilling

0:00On April 1st, Scotland's first minister is easing up on his government's tough stance against new North Sea oil and gas drilling, especially with. Energy prices spiking from the Middle East mess. He's facing heat over the Rosebank and Jack Dahl fields, but now says the global chaos has shifted the whole debate on homegrown energy. His party has long demanded climate checks for any new licenses, and this week he added that energy security has to be part of those tests, too. The first minister stresses he's all in on renewables, but emits will need oil and gas for years ahead, and bringing in from abroad ramps up. Carbon emissions and Liza's exposed to shocks. That flips the script, domestic drilling looks smarter if it's cleaner than imports, so expect those assessments to weigh security heavy as this plays.