The U.K.has a new head of business and energy,and he means oil and gas-in addition to other fuels.Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng ordered a new shale development report from the British Geological Survey(BGS)on April 5.Nothing fancy.Something quick.It was due at the end of this past month."I want to be clear that this should be a desk-based exercise,"he wrote to the BGS.He wasn't asking for more test wells or additional seismic monitoring."The aim would be to assess any progress in the scientific understanding...to consider next steps."As for fossil-fuel protesters,he tweeted on April 13:"My message to XR[Extinction Rebellion]activists gluing themselves...to my department[building]:You cannot-and we won't-switch off domestic oil and gas production.Doing so would put energy security,jobs and industries at risk and would simply increase foreign imports,not reduce demand."
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