The UK government is considering authorizing major North Sea oil drilling with a decision expected within weeks. A gear accidentally dropped into the sea at the Rosebank oilfield on April 18 has delayed production preparations.
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Andy Burnham is ready to “move quickly” on scaling up North Sea oil and gas production, says The Times, with a decision on drilling at some of Britain’s biggest undeveloped sites due within weeks. Burnham is considering giving the green light to drilling at the Rosebank and Jackdaw sites off the Scottish coast.
Exclusive: Blunder at Rosebank, UK’s biggest undeveloped oilfield, comes as government considers granting licence Production at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for months after equipment from a rig was accidentally dropped in the North Sea, the Guardian can reveal. Andy Burnham’s new government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow oil to be retri
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