Andy Burnham is set to make a 'life or death' decision on the North Sea oil
5 sources·Updated August 17, 2026
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- Channel 4 News·8h agoRosebank oil field a ‘distraction’ from real climate problems – Electrify Britain CEO
Andy Burnham now has to decide whether to approve a controversial North Sea oil drilling plan - after a consultation on the proposal came to an end.
Read at Channel 4 News → - BBC Science·16h agoConsultation ending on controversial Rosebank oil field
Supporters and opponents of the controversial plans have been making their cases on the £8.7bn project.
Read at BBC Science → - The Independent·16h agoWill Andy Burnham allow North Sea oil and gas drilling as Rosebank decision looms?
Andy Burnham has previously said he will be ‘pragmatic’ about North Sea oil
Read at The Independent → - Sky News UK·22h agoOil and gas industry urges PM to approve controversial projects
The oil and gas industry has urged Andy Burnham to approve two controversial North Sea developments as a public consultation on the UK's largest undeveloped oil field closes.
Read at Sky News UK → - Daily Mail News·1d agoAndy Burnham is set to make a 'life or death' decision on the North Sea oil
The Prime Minister must soon choose whether or not to approve production from a large untapped oil field west of Shetland, as a public consultation on Rosebank closes today.
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