North Sea oil industry urges Burnham to approve new drilling in UK waters

Guardian World•Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 05:00 AM•2 min read

Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approval The UK’s North Sea oil industry has made a last-ditch attempt to curry favour with the Labour government by appealing to Andy Burnham’s reindustrialisation agenda just days before he is exp...

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