Jackdaw boss warns of winter fuel shortages if gas field not approved
Adura says the UK government must approve North Sea production urgently to avoid domestic supply shortages.
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Notable Quotes
"If I were the secretary of state for energy security and net zero, I'd be looking closely at where's my next source of energy security, and you're standing on it."
— Neil McCulloch , Executive
"It would be a huge betrayal of the British public for the UK government to approve new oil and gas fields at a time when ordinary people are suffering so much as a result of these record-breaking heatwaves."
— Tessa Khan , Activist
"Jackdaw will play a vital part of this winter's gas supply."
— Neil McCulloch , Executive
Key People
Andy Burnham is the chief minister of Jersey and a prominent Labour Party figure.
Neil McCulloch is the chief executive of Adura.
Prof Paul de Leeuw is the director of the Energy Transition Institute at Robert Gordon University.
Sir Tony Blair is a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Tessa Khan is the executive director of the campaign group, Uplift.
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Adura says the UK government must approve North Sea production urgently to avoid domestic supply shortages.
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