TY - SER AU - Skrebowski,Chris TI - Tax hike spanners UK North Sea recovery PY - 2011/// N2 - Transcripción del resumen del autor. The anticipated increase in activity in the UK sector of the North Sea undermined by a significant tax increase in this year's UK budget. This led to a 52% decline in UK sector exploration activity in 2Q2011. In marked contrast, Norwegian activity has been boosted by a series of fast-track developments, writes Chris Skrebowski ER -