UK lobbyists press Burnham for oil field that will create barely any jobs

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Just the dark North Sea waves thrashing and moody skies above.</p><p>Andy Burnham has allegedly been lobbied to drill into the North Seahttps://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/North-Sea-720x540.png" width="720" />Oil and gas lobbyists are desperate to open a new North Sea gas field and are reportedly pressuring Andy Burnham for the go-ahead.

Yet energy industry documents show the proposed new Jackdaw field will only create 27 full time jobs.

These include an environmental impact assessment filed by the oil field’s owner Adura.

Adura is a […]


By https://www.thecanary.co/author/joeglenton/">Joe Glenton

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