Burnham weighs approval of Rosebank and Jackdaw North Sea oil and gas fields

The short version

• Prime Minister Andy Burnham is deciding whether to approve the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields off Scotland.[BBC News · Associated Press]
• The fields were previously approved under the former Conservative government, but an Edinburgh court ruled those approvals unlawful last year.[Associated Press]
• Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged Burnham to approve the fields, and Burnham has said a decision will come shortly.[BBC News · Associated Press]
• Rosebank is estimated to be the largest undeveloped UK oil and gas field, reportedly able to produce 300 million to 500 million barrels over about 25 years.[Associated Press]

Key facts

• Burnham is weighing whether to approve oil and gas drilling at the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields in waters off Scotland.[BBC News · Associated Press]
• The former Conservative government approved both fields, but an Edinburgh court ruled those approvals unlawful last year after a challenge by Greenpeace and another nonprofit.[Associated Press]
• Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch urged Burnham to approve the fields, saying he said in July he would do so.[BBC News]
• Rosebank is estimated to be the largest undeveloped UK oil and gas field, reportedly able to produce 300 million to 500 million barrels over about 25 years.[Associated Press]
• Burnham has said a decision on the two fields will come shortly.[BBC News]

Sources

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• UK’s Burnham weighs approval for oil and gas drilling in the North SeaAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press
• Burnham - Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas decisions coming 'shortly'BBC News - Science & Environment