Oil & Gas North Sea ‘crunch’ on way, energy chief warnsBritain faces an "energy crunch" if steps are not taken to help its offshore sector, an industry leader warned yesterday. July 9th 2009, 2:24 am 4 min read Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Britain faces an "energy crunch" if steps are not taken to help its offshore sector, an industry leader warned yesterday.