, said the regional patterns posed a "policy conundrum" for the Scottish government due to the limited funding it had available.
But Mr Phillips said it also remained the case that the areas with the lowest earnings and employment were concentrated in Central and South Western Scotland. Offshore Energy UK, which represents the sector, recently said the industry faced accelerated decline due to factors such as licence constraints and higher taxes.The industry currently supports 200,000 UK jobs, including 90,000 in Scotland.announced he would end new North Sea oil and gas exploration, but help communities profit from clean power projects.defended the decision to grant 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences.
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