Rosebank oil field decision will not come before recess, Sky News understands
A decision on the controversial Rosebank oilfield, widely expected before the summer holidays, will not come before parliament rises for recess, Sky News understands.A verdict on plans to pump oil and gas from Rosebank - the UK's largest untapped field, 80 miles from Shetland - had been expected imminently from the government's North Sea Transition Authority .
But Sky News understands there will be no public announcement on the decision before parliament goes into recess on Thursday 20 July. While the NSTA has the final say on the project, the non-linear decision-making process also requires approval on certain aspects from the department for energy security and net zero, and other bodies like the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment & Decommissioning .
The NSTA also sends its final decision to the energy security secretary before it is published by OPRED.'Should we drill for new oil and gas?' asks Tom Heap in the Climate Show Ministers will not return to parliament until recess ends on 4 September, lowering, though not diminishing, the chances of a decision being published before the summer is out.
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