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“While Labour’s 2024 election manifesto committed to a ban on new drilling licences in the North Sea, the companies behind Jackdaw and the Rosebank oilfield project, which is being decided on separately, have sought environmental approval for existing licences.”

“The approval for drilling at one of the biggest undeveloped fields in the declining North Sea basin is a big boost for Britain’s oil and gas industry – and especially for Shell and the Norwegian company Equinor, which operate it.”

“The energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, insisted that she alone would make a decision on whether to approve the Rosebank oilfield – a decision sources say she is minded to block.”

“The issue is still a tricky one for Burnham, who is facing significant pressure from both sides over whether to approve the Jackdaw gasfield and Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea.”