Britain is facing the threat of fuel shortages this winter without the approval of the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, Labour has been warned.
Neil McCulloch, the boss of Adura – the company behind Jackdaw, said it was ‘hyper critical’ that the field 150 miles east of Aberdeen is given the go-ahead.
He said the UK had limited options in the event of a ‘gas supply emergency’ as he piled pressure on Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, to grant approval.
As part of his Net Zero agenda, Mr Miliband has banned new oil and gas exploration off Britain’s coastline.
But Andy Burnham,
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