The Battle Over North Sea Oil Is Heating Up Under Britain’s New PM
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She writes for energy websites and covers several other industries, as well as writing… With a new Prime Minister in office, it is uncertain whether the United Kingdom will continue accelerating its green transition or backtrack on climate pledges to support fossil fuel development.
Many have speculated that the new Labour Party PM Andy Burnham will back North Sea oil and gas projects.
However, since taking power in 2024, the Labour Party has introduced a wide range of energy policies supporting renewable energy development and grid infrastructure updates, as well as restrictions on new oil and gas drilling.
Before taking over as PM, energy expertsspeculatedthat Burnham would likely approve drilling projects at the Jackdaw gas field and Rosebank oil field off the coast of Scotland, alongside an expansion of ‘tie-backs’ which allow further drilling near existing fields.
Jackdaw and Rosebank are in legal limbo because approvals from the previous Conservative government were overturned by the court, which ruled the consents were illegal.
However, Burnham is expected to wait forpublic consultationson the projects to conclude before making a formal decision.
has faced drought, fires, and heatwaves due to climate change, which were exacerbated by ongoing fossil fuel extraction, according torecent reports.
With the public growing increasingly concerned about extreme climate change-driven weather conditions, Andy Burnham was warned he may face the first revolt of his leadership if he supports new oil and gas drilling.
In late July, Burnham indicated that he would likely support drilling, saying hewould be “pragmatic” about oil and gas.
This came just hours ahead of a speech by the UN secretary-general António Guterres in which he warned “every new fossil fuel project” made heatwaves more dangerous.
The Labour Party is facing competition from both sides of the political spectrum at present, with growing concerns about the increasing popularity of Zack Polanski’s Green Party.
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