Potential Scottish independence will not affect the UK Government's ambitions for the North Sea, a Coalition minister said.
Energy Minister Charles Hendry said the Government remained committed to ensuring "long-term confidence" in the region, worth billions of pounds a year to the economy.
In a signal that he expects the Scottish people to reject independence, he added he wanted to create the "greatest possible benefit to the UK".
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