'Overwhelming' case for drilling at UK's biggest untapped oil field
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There is an "overwhelming" case to approve drilling at two controversial oil and gas fields, industry leaders say.Greenlighting work at Rosebank and Jackdaw could prove a "powerful reset" for the sector, according to David Whitehouse, chief executive of trade body Offshore Energies UK.
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Rosebank is Britain's largest untapped oil field and Jackdaw is a giant gas field.
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Work at both has been halted after legal challenges on climate grounds.
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Environmentalists have objected to drilling, and former Energy Secretary Ed Miliband once described Rosebank as "climate vandalism".
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say But reports have claimed the UK Government could approve them as early as August.
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