Neil McCulloch
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Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm
Scotland editor James Cook finds out what life is like on board a ship in an untapped oil field awaiting its fate.
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Government urged to approve Rosebank oil and gas field after Jackdaw go-ahead
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch called for Labour to repeal its ban on all new oil and gas licences.
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Government approves drilling in Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea
Andy Burnham says the government remained committed to renewable energy but was taking a ‘pragmatic’ approach to the North Sea
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Attention moves to Rosebank as Andy Burnham defends Jackdaw approval
Gas from the Jackdaw field will start flowing within weeks.
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PM finally approves Jackdaw drilling – but energy secretary ‘set to reject Rosebank’
A ruling on Rosebank - which would emit around seven times the carbon of Jackdaw and would produce oil that would mainly be exported - is expected later this year
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What does the government’s Jackdaw decision mean for Rosebank?
Rosebank is Britain’s largest remaining untapped oil field, located about 80 miles north west of the Shetland Islands
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Burnham defends Jackdaw decision as Badenoch urges PM to overturn ban on new oil and gas licences
The UK government says the field, which is opposed by environmental campaigners, could be producing gas by the end of this month.
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Jackdaw gas field approved as Government seeks to improve energy security
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the decision would ‘protect hundreds of jobs and help keep millions of homes warm this winter’.
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Government approves drilling in Jackdaw gas field in North Sea
Andy Burnham says the government remained committed to renewable energy but was taking a ‘pragmatic’ approach to the North Sea
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Jackdaw gas field approval triggers backlash from environmentalists
Andy Burnham said the scheme will protect hundreds of jobs and help keep British homes warm this winter.
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Blocking Rosebank would cost £11bn, campaigners say as decision looms
Refusing permission for the drilling of the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea would mean thousands of lost jobs and cost the UK economy almost £11 billion over the next decade, its developers have said, as a Government decision looms.