UK government to make Jackdaw gas field announcement

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   UK government to make Jackdaw gas field announcement

   BBC NewsPublished Oct 20, 2026Checked Oct 20, 2026

   “The Jackdaw gas platform and drilling rig stand east of Aberdeen in the North Sea The UK government is expected to announce a long-awaited decision on whether to approve the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. It is widely believed in Westminster that Jackdaw will be approved but that a decision on the Rosebank oil field off Shetland will not yet be made. The question of whether to approve the two sites has become hugely politically significant and has been delayed for several months. Multiple Whitehall sources have told BBC News the government would make an announcement on Jackdaw on Wednesday morning with the Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh expected to address MPs in the afternoon. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has spoken repeatedly of the need for a "flexible" approach to energy and is believed to be in favour of drilling more where licensing already exist in the North Sea. Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged not to issue any new oil and gas licences in the North Sea but to honour existing ones such as Jackdaw. Jackdaw, about 150 miles (241.4km) east of Aberdeen, is a gas field which its operators say could be connected to the UK network within months. Rosebank, about 80 miles (128.7km) north-west of Shetland, is Britain's largest untapped oil field, which would also produce some gas.”

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   Jackdaw gas field (Wikipedia)

   WikipediaChecked Oct 20, 2026

   “Jackdaw gas field is a large offshore natural gas field which lies in Blocks 30/02a, 30/02d and 30/03a in the central North Sea, 150 miles east of Aberdeen. It is wholly owned by BG International Limited, which has been a part of the Shell Group companies since 2016. The Jackdaw field is being developed as a 'not permanently attended' platform in a water depth of 78 m, 30 km south east of the Shearwater installation to which fluids from Jackdaw are exported.”

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   Plentitude of Pathways: Expert Views on the Benefits and Risks of Carbon Dioxide Removal in Six Countries.

   Environmental science & technology (Sovacool et al.)Published May 5, 2026Checked Oct 20, 2026

   “A consensus is emerging that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is indispensable for achieving net-zero targets and managing hard-to-abate greenhouse gas emissions. However, many modeling and quantitative studies fail to represent the complex sociotechnical landscape of CDR, often limiting their scope to a few technological options and providing an incomplete analysis of the trade-offs between deployment benefits and risks. This study addresses this gap through a qualitative, expert-driven assessment of the most significant benefits and risks facing CDR deployment across three Global North (Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom) and three Global South (Brazil, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia) contexts. Methodologically, the study derives its insights from an original data set of N = 98 semistructured interviews with a diverse range of CDR experts from academia, government, civil society, and the private sector. The analysis identifies 12 economic, political, ecological, and social benefits alongside 12 corresponding risks, revealing critical context-specific synergies and tensions that must be navigated for ensuring the equitable and sustainable deployment of CDR.”

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   Consensus and dissent between climate activists and oil and gas employees in the United Kingdom.

   iScience (Exley et al.)Published Dec 17, 2025Checked Oct 20, 2026

   “With global temperatures breaching 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the energy system must undergo rapid, radical transformation to avoid irreversible ecosystem damage. This complex challenge is exacerbated by polarized views between activists advocating for a rapid end to fossil fuels and oil and gas (O&G) companies profiting from their continued use. This study examines these contrasting perspectives through ten semi-structured interviews with members of two prominent climate activist groups and employees of two international oil companies. This initial exploration identifies that activists and O&G employees agreed on the urgency of climate change, the need to reduce energy demand, the central role of government and policy, and the continued use of existing O&G projects. However, they disagreed on the scale and pace of change achievable, and the role of the O&G industry within the energy transition. The identified agreement areas suggest common ground between these groups, offering potential routes to reducing polarization.”

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   List of oil and gas fields of the North Sea (Wikipedia)

   WikipediaChecked Oct 20, 2026

   “This list of oil and gas fields of the North Sea contains links to oil and natural gas reservoirs beneath the North Sea. In terms of the oil industry, "North Sea oil" often refers to a larger geographical set, including areas such as the Norwegian Sea and the UK "Atlantic Margin" (west of Shetland) which are not, strictly speaking, part of the North Sea. The UK list includes facilities in the Irish Sea.”