Overview
- Public consultations on the Rosebank oil field and the Jackdaw gas field have closed and ministers are now considering the responses as part of a formal review process.
- Downing Street says Fahnbulleh will decide the projects through a quasi‑judicial process that must take account of environmental assessments and consultation responses.
- Industry and Adura say the two projects together represent about £10.8 billion of planned investment and would support roughly 3,500 construction jobs at peak and about 880 long‑term roles.
- Environmental groups warn Rosebank could produce roughly 250 million tonnes of CO2 over its life and say approval would clash with the UK’s Net Zero commitments.
- Green donor Dale Vince has reversed his earlier opposition and said he would back approval if the government applies wholesale price controls, a new policy lever that could shape whether the projects are seen as lowering bills or simply expanding fossil fuel supply.