Oil and gas firm Harbour Energy is to cut around 100 offshore North Sea jobs, amid pressure from UK windfall taxes.

The UK’s largest oil and gas producer announced the proposed job losses as part of a review into its UK operations.

Managing director Scott Barr said the process is necessary to make sure its UK business “remains competitive as we continue to adapt to a challenging future”.

Harbour said it has come under pressure from lower commodity prices and an “uncompetitive tax regime”.

It said this situation has worsened after the Government opted to retain the energy profits levy in last week’s Budget.

The latest cuts mean that Harbour will have axed around 700 jobs since the tax was introduced in 2022.

This includes around 250 onshore job losses in Scotland earlier this y

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