The Jackdaw gasfield passed the legal test for North Sea drilling – Rosebank will find it much harder

Friday 30 Oct 2026
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For the first time, UK ministers have had to weigh the emissions from burning gas extracted from a North Sea field before approving its development. The way they did so for Jackdaw says a good deal about how the far larger Rosebank oil field is likely to fare.

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