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Rosebank opposition called 'virtue-signalling' as MSPs clash over new oil and gas

MSPs voted 77-42 to defer licensing decisions to the UK government despite Conservative projections of 3,500 new jobs and £30 billion in total economic value for the region.

Summary by The Herald Scotland
The Scottish Conservatives called opposition to new drilling in the North Sea 'ill-informed, dogmatic virtue signalling' in a debate on…

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The ScotsmanThe Scotsman
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MSPs reject Tory call for Jackdaw and Rosebank to get green light

Scottish Conservatives accused their political rivals of “shamefully refusing to back new drilling in the North Sea”

·Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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The NationalThe National
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Tory call for Jackdaw and Rosebank to be greenlit rejected by MSPs

A CALL for the controversial Jackdaw and Rosebank projects in the North Sea to be given the go ahead has been rejected by Holyrood – with the…

·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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The Herald ScotlandThe Herald Scotland
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Rosebank opposition called 'virtue-signalling' as MSPs clash over new oil and gas

The Scottish Conservatives called opposition to new drilling in the North Sea 'ill-informed, dogmatic virtue signalling' in a debate on…

·Glasgow, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
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The Herald Scotland broke the news in Glasgow, United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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