Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 full-time jobs, green campaigners say
Jackdaw gasfield
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- Financial Times·4d agoBurnham to maintain ban on North Sea exploration licences
Decision criticised by oil and gas industry as well as trade union
Read at Financial Times → - BBC UK News·4d agoIs Burnham promising a new dawn for North Sea oil and gas?
The incoming PM is expected to announce fresh support for the North Sea from day one of his premiership.
Read at BBC UK News → - Channel 4 News·5d agoWill Labour ban fracking as exclusive data shows dozens of areas still at risk?
Now among the other Labour manifesto pledges which Andy Burnham will now inherit - is a total ban on fracking.
Read at Channel 4 News → - Daily Mail News·5d agoAndy Burnham slaps down net zero zealot Ed Miliband as he prepares to launch new oil and gas drilling in North Sea
It comes after fierce debate over the future of two oil and gas fields in Scotland - Rosebank and Jackdaw - where licences were approved in 2022 and 2023 before being overturned last year.
Read at Daily Mail News → - The News Biz PK·5d agoAndy Burnham expected to reverse ban on new oil and gas drilling: Here's why
Andy Burnham expected to reverse ban on new oil and gas drilling: Here’s whyOn Saturday, Andy Burnham is expected to unwind the government restrictions on new oil and gas drilling as he becomes Prime Minister. This decision to grant new licenses for the key practice in the North…
Read at The News Biz PK → - BBC Politics·5d agoBurnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
Read at BBC Politics → - Guardian UK·6d agoJackdaw gasfield would create only 27 full-time jobs, green campaigners say
Anti fossil-fuel groups are urging Andy Burnham to rule out new drilling, which they say will not shave a penny off bills More people can fit on to the top deck of a standard London bus than will be directly employed on the new Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, industry…
Read at Guardian UK → - City A.M.·6d agoBurnham to approve North Sea oil and gas drilling in policy blitz
Incoming prime minister Andy Burnham is set to announce new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea within days of taking office as part of a policy blitz, according to reports. Burnham’s team has asked the civil service to draw up plans to approve drilling projects at the…
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