UK ministers to restart approval process for two North Sea oilfields
Exclusive: analysis finds UK will be almost fully dependent on foreign gas by 2050 even if fields get green lightMinisters will restart the approval process for two controversial oilfields on Thursday, even as new figures show the UK will be almost entirely dependent on foreign gas by 2050 regardless of whether they are approved.Michael Shanks, the energy security minister, will on Thursday announce the results of a government consultation on the giant Rosebank field and the smaller Jackdaw one, in a move the industry says will set the tone for the future of production in the North Sea. Continue reading...

Exclusive: analysis finds UK will be almost fully dependent on foreign gas by 2050 even if fields get green light
Ministers will restart the approval process for two controversial oilfields on Thursday, even as new figures show the UK will be almost entirely dependent on foreign gas by 2050 regardless of whether they are approved.
Michael Shanks, the energy security minister, will on Thursday announce the results of a government consultation on the giant Rosebank field and the smaller Jackdaw one, in a move the industry says will set the tone for the future of production in the North Sea. Continue reading...