WASHINGTON, United States – United States President Donald Trump has praised incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham over reports that his administration will support expanded North Sea oil development.
Okay News reports that Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, said residents of Aberdeen, Scotland, were celebrating Burnham’s reported energy plans.
“The People of Aberdeen, in Scotland, are dancing in the streets because the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has stated that he will be opening up, all the way, the invaluable North Sea Oil!” Trump wrote.
The US president described the North Sea as one of the world’s major oil sources and claimed that expanded production could transform Britain’s economic fortunes.
Trump also criticised Britain’s energy relationship with Norway, arguing that the United Kingdom pays billions to buy oil from Norway despite both countries having access to North Sea resources.
“Britain pays Norway Billions of Dollars a year to buy its Oil, which they get from a less valuable part of the North Sea – How ridiculous is that!” he said.
He further claimed that plans were being considered to remove wind turbines around Aberdeen, describing them as “old and horrible looking windmills” that “loom over and destroy the City of Aberdeen.”
Trump said the move would be welcomed by residents and insisted that the UK’s economic potential “starts with OPENING NORTH SEA OIL.”
Burnham is expected to become Britain’s prime minister after meeting King Charles III on Monday, following his election as Labour leader.
His reported North Sea energy plans have generated debate over Labour’s previous commitment not to issue new oil and gas exploration licences, with details of the incoming government’s approach still under discussion.
