Burnham - Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas decisions coming 'shortly'

OMG WAIT DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS. HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS YET? BASICALLY PRIME MINISTER ANDY BURNHAM IS LITERALLY SITTING ON THE DECISION FOR THE ROSEBANK OIL FIELD AND THE JACKDAW GAS FIELD WHICH IS JUST WILD BECAUSE THE CONSERVATIVE LEADER KEMI BADENOCH IS LOSING IT. SHE TOLD HIM TO STOP FAFFING ABOUT AND JUST APPROVE THE DRILLING BECAUSE JACKDAW GOES STRAIGHT TO THE GRID. IT HAS BEEN YEARS OF LAWYERS AND DEBATES AND NOBODY KNOWS WHY HE IS WAITING BUT APPARENTLY THE ENERGY SECRETARY SAYS A DECISION ON JACKDAW IS IMMINENT. ROSEBANK IS BRITAIN'S BIGGEST UNTAPPED OIL FIELD SO IT IS A MASSIVE DEAL, BUT BURNHAM IS JUST BEING SUPER MYSTERIOUS ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. ANYWAY WE LIVE HERE NOW APPARENTLY.

THIS IS SO STUPID AND I LOVE IT BECAUSE KEMI BADENOCH IS PUBLICLY CALLING OUT THE PRIME MINISTER FOR BEING TOO SLOW. SHE REMINDED EVERYONE THAT BURNHAM SAID BACK IN JULY HE WOULD APPROVE THESE NORTH SEA FIELDS, BUT NOW HE IS JUST STALLING. SO THE JACKDAW GAS FIELD NEAR ABERDEEN COULD BE CONNECTED IN MONTHS, WHILE ROSEBANK IS WAY UP NORTH NEAR SHETLAND. ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND INDUSTRY GROUPS ARE BATTLING IT OUT OVER THESE PROJECTS WHILE THE GOVERNMENT JUST WEIGHS IT ALL UP. IT IS LIKE WATCHING SOMEONE STARE AT A MENU FOR THREE YEARS WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS STARVING. IT IS HONESTLY FASCINATING TO WATCH SUCH HIGH STAKES ENERGY POLICY GET HELD UP BY SOMEONE JUST NOT SIGNING A PAPER YET. OK I AM GOING TO GO BE QUIET NOW.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing pressure from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch to approve the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields, with a decision expected shortly.

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