The UK government says the Jackdaw gas field could begin producing gas by the end of this month, despite opposition from environmental campaigners. The decision has prompted a political disagreement over the future of new oil and gas licences.
Burnham has defended the decision to proceed with Jackdaw, although the supplied material does not provide further details about his role or the reasons he gave for supporting the field.
Badenoch has urged the Prime Minister to overturn the ban on issuing new oil and gas licences. Her intervention places the Jackdaw decision within a wider dispute over whether further licensing should be permitted.
Environmental campaigners are opposed to the field. The government’s stated expectation is that Jackdaw could be producing gas by the end of the month, while the political debate over the project and the licensing policy continues.
