This election in Scotland presents voters with a very clear choice when it comes to energy issues.
On one side, we have the SNP who we know will pursue independence at all costs – and are even willing to prop up Jeremy Corbyn in Number 10 to reach their goal of breaking up the UK.
On the other, the Conservatives, who have delivered time and again for oil and gas industry through one of the worst downturns the sector has experienced.
We have seen £2.3billion worth of tax breaks, £250million of investment through the Aberdeen City Region Deal and the creation of the Oil and Gas Authority in the last three years along.
If we had voted Yes to separation in 2014, the reality is that with collapsing oil revenues, we would have been faced with a huge black hole. The only way to address that gap would have been steep tax rises, crippling spending cuts or increased borrowing. The likelihood is that we would have seen a toxic combination of all three.
We have already been warned, by leading analysts Wood Mackenzie, that a second referendum on Scottish independence will put jobs and investment in the North Sea at risk.
Theresa May was right when she said, with Brexit looming, that now is not the time.
The UK’s commitment to the future of the energy sector here in the north-east was highlighted again last week by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark.
After a meeting with leading local business figures, Mr Clark could not have been more clear when he said that oil and gas would be “front and centre” of the UK’s new industrial strategy.
We need a strong Conservative government that understands and values the North Sea oil and gas industry. The worst case scenario is a Labour government hell bent on nationalising the industry propped by the SNP that cares only about splitting away from the rest of the UK.
Alexander Burnett is the Scottish Conservative energy spokesman.
With just a few days left to the snap General Election, Energy Voice has been round the political parties to see what they have in store for energy policies.
All the major political parties were contacted for comment. Here are the ones who responded.