- Country: United Kingdom
Swinney under fire for 'spineless refusal' to back Rosebank despite Adura meetings
First Minister John Swinney is facing pressure on two fronts for sitting on the fence over whether he supports new oil and gas drilling
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- Country: United Kingdom
UK Government assessing if Rosebank drilling licence could violate Israeli settlement company sanctions
Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh is deciding whether to give the green light to the huge untapped field in the North Sea
- Country: United Kingdom
John Swinney repeatedly challenged on whether he supports Rosebank, 'yes or no'
The First Minister was urged to ‘get off the fence’
- Country: United Kingdom
Swinney pressed to give explicit support for Rosebank oil development
Tory leader Russell Findlay said the First Minister is happy to give his opinion on a range of issues, ‘but not on the North Sea’.
- Country: United Kingdom
Swinney pressed to give explicit support for Rosebank oil development
Tory leader Russell Findlay said the First Minister is happy to give his opinion on a range of issues, ‘but not on the North Sea’.
- Country: United Kingdom
Budget watchdog will need to revisit figures if Rosebank refused, minister says
OBR will have to republish figures on state of UK economy if oil field is not granted approval, says peer
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Angry Labour MPs urge leadership not to overrule energy secretary on Rosebank
Exclusive: Backbenchers voice alarm over ‘intolerable position’ faced by Miatta Fahnbulleh over oilfield decision Furious Labour MPs have been lobbying the prime minister and chancellor not to overrule the energy secretary should she decide to block the Rosebank oilfield. MPs say they are alarmed…
- Country: United Kingdom
It is a contradiction but here's why Jackdaw and Rosebank matter to net zero
A smooth transition to net zero cannot have cliff edges nor cliff faces
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Greens hit out at Budget as reports of Rosebank green light assumptions
LABOUR’S Budget is a “catastrophic letdown,” the Greens said today, with PM Andy Burnham condemned for failing to show “more ambition than his predecessor.” The Treasury is reportedly already made forecasts on the controversial Rosebank oil field based on the assumption that the development will go…
- Country: United Kingdom
Cabinet war rages over Rosebank as Chancellor's Budget 'assumes North Sea oil scheme will be approved'
While the Government has approved the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has yet to rule on the larger oil project west of the Shetlands.