Sam Laidlaw, the former boss of Centrica and chairman of the National Centre for Universities and Business task force, said: “The government has rightly acknowledged that research and development is paramount in the nation’s recovery from Covid-19."
Neptune’s Executive Chairman, Sam Laidlaw, said: “As the world contends with the COVID-19 pandemic, global economic recovery is unlikely to be smooth or predictable. Concerns about a second wave of the pandemic will restrict the return to normal life and may therefore impact oil demand and price recovery."