Kemi Badenoch has vowed to extract as much oil and gas as possible from the North Sea if she is elected.
The Conservative Party will make 'maximising extraction' the goal, in a move away from Net Zero pledges.
Mrs Badenoch is set to give a speech in Aberdeen, which will draw comparison to Donald Trump's 'drill baby drill' moment.
She will announce that the Tories plan to completely overhaul the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), which oversees the issuing of licences.
The party plans to replace its current 12-page mandate with a simple order to extract the maximum possible amount of fossil fuels.
