EDF chief backs North Sea oil and gas fields approval

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Sept, 18:42 · Archive

The head of EDF Energy says approving new North Sea oil and gas fields is a 'no-brainer' compatible with net zero.

Simone Rossi, head of EDF Energy, has said that approving two controversial North Sea fields is a 'no-brainer' that poses no contradiction to net zero goals. Work at Rosebank, Britain's largest untapped oil field, and Jackdaw gas field has stopped following legal climate challenges. The government is preparing to decide on the projects.

How it is being reported

• New UK gas and oil projects are a ‘no-brainer’, says EDF bossThe Guardian · 30 Sept, 17:24
• North Sea drilling is 'no brainer', EDF boss says, as Labour dawdles over oil and gas fieldsGB News · 30 Sept, 14:44

In this story: Simone Rossi · EDF Energy · North Sea · Rosebank · Jackdaw

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