oil and gas

..and here is the second argument to ram the point home.

Energy prices are soaring for millions of households across the country as Ofgem’s price cap rises to £1,971 on 1 April.

However, 1.5 million households that are served by heating oil will also find their bills increasing dramatically, according to Energy Helpline.

These homes, which are mostly situated in rural locations, are not covered by the price cap and so they are likely to find themselves affected by rising costs.

Heating oil prices are linked to oil prices more generally, and in recent weeks these have increased rapidly following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions – Russia is the third biggest producer of oil in the world.

Rural homes are also facing long delays receiving deliveries of LPG (liquified petroleum gas) as the ongoing HGV driver shortage has left providers struggling to fulfil orders.