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Jackdaw Gas Field Approval

20 Oct to 21 Oct

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Jack FenwickBBC
Benjamin RussellBBC
Kiran Stacey Policy editorThe Guardian
David LynchEvening Standard
Nick ForbesEvening Standard
Kiran StaceyThe Guardian
Peter WalkerThe Guardian
Tom LawrenceDaily Mail
Neil PooranEvening Standard
Chris MasonBBC
Press Association ReportersEvening Standard
AFPThe Hindu
Angus CochraneBBC
Andrew SparrowThe Guardian
Craig PatonEvening Standard
David WilcockDaily Mail
Nick LesterEvening Standard
James CookBBC
Graeme EssonBBC

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Labour’s 2024 manifesto committed to issuing no new oil and gas licences for the North Sea.

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The UK Government has approved plans to begin drilling in the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea in a bid to lower energy bills.

4 of 6 outletsfirst reported 21 Octwording from Daily Mail

Tax revenues from North Sea oil and gas will also be funnelled into a new energy wealth fund, backed with an initial £2 billion, which will be used to invest in renewable and low carbon projects.

3 of 6 outletsfirst reported 21 Octwording from Evening Standard

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How it changed

20 Oct
Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged not to issue any new oil and gas licences in the North Sea but to honour existing ones such as Jackdaw.
3 outlets · BBC
21 Oct
The previous Conservative government approved drilling at Jackdaw and the Rosebank field — which mainly contains oil and lies west of the Shetland Islands — before both sites became the subject of a lengthy legal battles.
3 outlets · The Hindu

Coverage 24 articles

21 Oct Burnham defends Jackdaw decision as Badenoch urges PM to overturn ban on new oil and gas licences
BBC
21 Oct Donald Trump says Jackdaw gas project ‘will make UK very wealthy again’
Evening Standard
21 Oct Speaker vents at Labour minister for running off to Aberdeen to unveil Jackdaw drilling on TV - leaving her deputy to face angry MPs
Daily Mail
21 Oct Jackdaw gas field approved as Government seeks to improve energy security
Evening Standard
21 Oct Protests as UK approves new gas drilling in North Sea
Al Jazeera
21 Oct Jackdaw gas field approved as Government seeks to improve energy security
Evening Standard
21 Oct Jackdaw gas field approval triggers backlash from environmentalists
Evening Standard
21 Oct Jackdaw gas field approved as Government seeks to improve energy security
Evening Standard
21 Oct Jackdaw announcement must provide certainty to north east, says Swinney
Evening Standard
21 Oct Jackdaw announcement must provide certainty to north east, says Swinney
Evening Standard

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21 Oct Labour accused of ‘climate vandalism’ by Green leader Polanski after Jackdaw gasfield approved – UK politics live
The Guardian
21 Oct Jackdaw gas field approval triggers backlash from environmentalists
Evening Standard
21 Oct What is happening with the Jackdaw and Rosebank gas and oil fields?
BBC
21 Oct Industry groups welcome Jackdaw decision, but say Rosebank ‘equally vital’
Evening Standard
21 Oct U.K. govt. approves drilling in Jackdaw gas field
The Hindu
21 Oct Jackdaw gas field approval triggers backlash from environmentalists
Evening Standard
21 Oct Chris Mason: Jackdaw approved but tricky energy trade-offs remain
BBC
21 Oct Industry groups welcome Jackdaw decision, but say Rosebank ‘equally vital’
Evening Standard
21 Oct Jackdaw gas field is given green-light as ministers approve fresh drilling in the North Sea in bid to slash energy bills
Daily Mail
21 Oct UK approves Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea
The Guardian
21 Oct Government approves drilling in Jackdaw gas field
Evening Standard
20 Oct Government’s long-awaited decision on Jackdaw gas field to be announced
Evening Standard
20 Oct Jackdaw North Sea gasfield to get go-ahead in blow to climate campaigners
The Guardian
20 Oct UK government to make Jackdaw gas field announcement
BBC

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