Harbour Energy cuts UK jobs after windfall tax hike
Harbour Energy confirmed it has made cuts to its UK business following a hike the oil and gas windfall tax made in November
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Harbour Energy is the largest UK listed independent oil and gas company formed through an all-share merger between Chrysaor and Premier Oil. The company's aim is to deliver value in a responsible manner for all stakeholders in accordance with global standards, ensured by strong corporate governance, and to be Net Zero by 2035.
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Harbour Energy confirmed it has made cuts to its UK business following a hike the oil and gas windfall tax made in November
Brent crude has dropped below US$80 a barrel for the first time this year
A report in The Times suggested that British prime minister Rishi Sunak and chancellor Jeremy Hunt want to maximise revenues from the windfall tax, by increasing the rate from 25% to 30% and extending it until 2028
Further windfall taxation would undermine the proposition in the UK at a time when the government is seeking more investment in order to support energy security, so says Britain's largest independent producer.
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It was announced in May that a 25% tax on profits of North Sea oil and gas companies would be implemented to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis
Brokers for the UK's largest independent oil and gas producer have now been instructed to buy shares in the market.
Producing well in excess of 200,000 barrels of oil per day and valued in London at some £3.5bn Harbour is the North Sea’s largest independent producer.
Some 91p of tax relief will be available for every £1 invested in the UK under the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s new regime.
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