The UK’s largest independent oil and gas producer is to cut a further 100 jobs in Aberdeen .

The announcement from Harbour Energy comes after Rachel Reeves failed to announce any reform to the Energy Profits Levy in last week’s budget.

The firm said on Monday it expected to lose 100 offshore jobs as part of an organisational review of its UK business.

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Scott Barr, managing director of Harbour’s UK business unit, blamed lower commodity prices and an uncompetitive tax regime.

Since 2023, Harbour has cut 600 jobs. The job losses announced on Monday will be on top of that.

The 78% Energy Profits Levy was introduced in 2022 when prices surged as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Last week, the Chancellor defended the windfall tax, saying companies were still earning

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