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“… and Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey are pictured during a visit to Shell UK's St Fergus Gas Terminal While Labour's 2024 manifesto committed to issuing no new oil and gas licences for the North Sea, Jackdaw and Rosebank had already received…”

“A decision is yet to be taken on whether production can begin at Rosebank, the UK's largest known untapped oil field, which is located off the coast of Shetland in the North Atlantic.”

“Nevertheless, the go-ahead for the development will crank up pressure on the UK Government to also back the separate Rosebank oil and gas field.”

“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.”

“In a letter to Ms Fahnbulleh, Aberdeen South MP Douglas Lumsden said: “I am deeply concerned by reports that you are considering rejecting the Rosebank oilfield.”

“The Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea has been allowed to start production after years of debates and legal wrangling - but a decision is yet to be taken on the Rosebank oil field in the North Atlantic.”

“Government urged to approve Rosebank oil and gas field after Jackdaw go-ahead The Government has been urged to approve the Rosebank oil and gas field after Jackdaw was given the go-ahead on Wednesday.”

““Jackdaw is 99.9% complete and, with approval now secured, gas from this field will be flowing into homes up and down the country within weeks.”

“Mr Burnham is most immediately facing demands to give the go-ahead to the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea.”

“Tory MP Andrew Bowie, the Shadow Energy Secretary, urged him to use the visit to finally confirm consent for the Jackdaw gas field and Rosebank oil development in the North Sea.”