Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to approve the development of the Jackdaw natural gas field in the North Sea before the end of the month, the BBC reported, citing unnamed sources. The Jackdaw project, along with Rosebank, was initially approved for development several years ago, but environmentalists sued and overturned the approval on the grounds that the effects of that development on the climate were not considered. However, now that oil and gas prices are soaring and the UK’s dependence on imported energy deepens, priorities are…

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