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UK govt finally approves Jackdaw gas production!

Posted in energy policy, natural gas, Offshore Energy - General, UK, tagged , , , on October 21, 2026| Leave a Comment »

  • The UK government has approved extraction from the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea
  • Jackdaw “will start to supply gas to British homes and businesses from as early as the end of this month, helping heat millions of homes and protecting hundreds of jobs”
  • Chancellor John Healey says a new “Energy Wealth Fund”, using tax revenue from oil and gas extraction, will invest in “green transition” (but of course!😉🙃)
  • What about Rosebank?

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JL Daeschler: Much of the UK’s offshore sector is gone

Posted in energy policy, Norway, Offshore Energy - General, UK, tagged , , , , , , on September 15, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Our guy in Scotland, JL Daeschler, reminds Sunday Times readers that the UK can’t simply summon the return of the long neglected North Sea oil industry.

The editors deleted this sentence from JL’s letter: “Thank you Norway and USA for supplying us energy.” 😉

Compare Norway and UK management of their North Sea resources. The UK govt still hasn’t even made the clear and obvious decision to approve Jackdaw and Rosebank production.

The West of Shetland area has high oil and gas resource potential. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen are advocating a tailored management system to facilitate development.

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JL laments the loss of Scottish jobs

Posted in climate, energy policy, Offshore Energy - General, UK, tagged , , , , on August 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »

North Sea pioneer, JL Daeschler, reports from Scotland that “more than 13,000 Scots oil and gas jobs have been lost in the space of just one year while over 40% of the UK’s energy needs is being imported ….”

The UK’s self destructive energy policy, while sadly not unique, is particularly troubling because of the North Sea’s enormous contribution to the domestic economy over the past 50 years. As Gillian Bowditch aptly commented:

“We all want to protect our environment and Scotland, with its vast natural resources and expertise in energy, should be leading the way. Instead, we have squandered an opportunity in favour of a facile show of moral posturing.”

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