Transcripción del resumen del autor. One of the more surprising elements in the UK government's Budget report earlier this year, was George Osborne's announcement that oil and gas operators in the North Sea world be subject to a heavy new tax. Since then, there has been much debate within the industry on the judiciosness of this new levy, although all parties seem to agree that it places operators under more pressure than ever before to maximise the return they can deliver from their existing assets. Stephen McNeil, Partner, EC Harris Aberdeen, explains

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