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The same study suggests 3,330 fewer jobs would be supported annually if the projects are not approved.","category":"Business & Economy","area":"United Kingdom","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T09:46:00.143Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-14T05:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T09:46:00.143Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":65,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to Adura and Public First, with figures and dates provided.","critic":"Reports quote or mention affected parties and state what happens next.","hype":"Headlines promise economic impact, with some outlets using 'warns' and 'could cost'."}},"tags":["#Rosebank","#Jackdaw","#NorthSea","#Energy","#Economy","#Jobs"],"entities":["Adura","Shell","Equinor","Public First","Oxfam UK","Nick McCulloch","Katherine May"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Failing to approve the Rosebank oil and Jackdaw gas fields could cost the UK economy £10.8 billion over the next decade, according to research for Adura.","The research, conducted by Public First, also suggests that 3,330 fewer jobs would be supported across the UK economy each year if the projects are not approved.","Adura, the company created through the merger of Shell’s and Equinor’s UK North Sea assets, commissioned the report.","Oxfam UK has dismissed the report, stating it is 'hardly surprising that a report commissioned by an oil company concludes that more drilling is a good idea'."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Research commissioned by Adura suggests that the UK economy could lose £10.8 billion over the next decade if the Rosebank oil and Jackdaw gas fields are not approved. The study, conducted by Public First, also forecasts that 3,330 fewer jobs would be supported annually across the UK if the projects do not proceed. Adura was formed through the merger of Shell’s and Equinor’s UK North Sea assets."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The report states that approving Rosebank and other planned fields would support £35.3 billion in UK gross value added between 2026 and 2035. If key oil projects do not secure approval, this figure would fall to £24.5 billion. The number of jobs supported would decrease from an average of 13,860 a year to 10,530 a year."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Nick McCulloch, chief executive of Adura, stated that failure to approve Rosebank and other planned developments would mean billions of pounds less economic value for the UK and thousands fewer jobs supported each year. He added that Jackdaw and Rosebank are two of the most important investment decisions facing the UK, with their impact felt across the supply chain, the wider economy, and public finances."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the report's findings"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Oxfam UK has dismissed the report, with Katherine May, head of Oxfam Scotland, stating it is 'hardly surprising that a report commissioned by an oil company concludes that more drilling is a good idea'. May also noted that the report conspicuously omitted any serious reckoning with the cost of climate breakdown, citing warnings from the UK’s own climate advisers about costs running to tens of billions of pounds a year by mid-century. She added that lifetime emissions from Rosebank and Jackdaw could drive an estimated 65,495 excess heat deaths globally by 2100."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No right-rated outlet ran this story. 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