Poll Finds 65% of Labour Voters Back Rosebank Approval
A survey found 65% of Labour voters want Rosebank approved, despite the party’s 2024 pledge to block new oil and gas licences.
- A new poll for Offshore Energies UK found 65% of those who backed Labour in the 2024 general election want Rosebank to get the green light, the largest undeveloped oil field in UK waters.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government recently introduced the Energy Independence Bill, committing to no new oil and gas licenses, yet Opinium research found 68% of Labour supporters agreed with the prior Jackdaw gas field approval off Aberdeen.
- Survey data from 2,050 adults across the UK shows 55% favor increasing domestic oil and gas production overall, with 63% supporting Rosebank and 72% of Labour voters calling oil and gas "essential for the foreseeable future."
- Conservative Shadow Energy Secretary Andrew Bowie stated the poll proves Labour is "blatantly ignoring the needs of the public," urging Prime Minister Burnham to approve Rosebank and stop "reckless playground politics."
- The final decision on Rosebank is expected in the coming months as OEUK Chief Executive David Whitehouse argues that North Sea energy investment strengthens Britain's economy and supports industrial communities.
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