Jackdaw Approval Receives Mixed Response While Rosebank Decision Remains Outstanding

Labour is still neglecting the North Sea’s potential

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What Jackdaw’s Approval Means for the Future of North Sea Drilling

A lot has happened since 1 June 2022, the date when ministers first granted permission to tap the Jackdaw gas field. The Conservatives were halfway through their ill-fated final term of three. Kwasi Kwarteng was the business secretary, with equally ill-fated aspirations for higher office. And the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero – now responsible for overseeing all major energy policy decisions – did not even exist. In the more than f…

After Jackdaw approval, Labour must now seize £50bn North Sea prize with both hands

If the UK government is serious about reindustrialisation, next week’s Budget should bring changes to the way North Sea oil and gas firms are taxed

Calls for Rosebank green light increase after Jackdaw approval

While the energy sector has largely welcomed the Jackdaw approval, attention is quickly shifting to the stalled Rosebank oil and gas field. Located 80 miles west of Shetland, Rosebank received initial governmental approval in September 2023. However, similar to Jackdaw, the Scottish courts had previously overturned approval for both projects due to environmental concerns. Despite […]

Jackdaw approval receives mixed response while Rosebank decision remains outstanding

Energy industry welcomes Jackdaw's approval, but climate campaigners question its implications for UK energy policy as the future of Rosebank remains undecided.