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Ed Miliband’s withdrawal of legal backing puts UK oil and gas projects in doubt

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Ed Miliband withdraws government support for companies in two legal cases brought by campaigners.

The Jackdaw gasfield, operated by Shell , was given approval in 2022 , and Greenpeace applied for a judicial review.

Last year , the previous Conservative government gave green light to Equinor-operated Rosebank , the UK ’s biggest untapped oilfield.

Equinor and Ithaca Energy said in September that they would invest $ 3.8bn ( 2.9bn ) in developing Rosebank .

Labour ’s manifesto said that “oil and gas production in the North Sea will be with us for decades to come”.

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