Labour MPs urge Burnham to let Energy Secretary decide Rosebank oilfield
Labour backbenchers pressed Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey on 29 October not to intervene in Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh's pending decision on the Rosebank oilfield, the Guardian reported. The Rosebank project had been under scrutiny after the British government approved the Jackdaw North Sea gas field earlier in October, projecting a 6 % rise in domestic gas output. U. S.
President Donald Trump praised Burnham for the Jackdaw approval, while BBC reporters spent two days aboard the Rosebank floating production vessel to assess offshore conditions. Chancellor John Healey later voiced support for Rosebank drilling, though Energy Secretary Fahnbulleh was expected to reject it on environmental grounds, creating a split in the cabinet. Government sources said the project complies with the UK's carbon budget, but environmental groups warned that combined North Sea drilling decisions could add 402 million tonnes of CO₂, jeopardising net-zero targets.
