UK gives Jackdaw gas project green light after years of legal delays

The UK government has cleared the long-delayed Jackdaw gas development in the North Sea, allowing operator Adura to bring the £2.1bn ($2.8bn) project onstream as early as the end of October. The North Sea Transition Authority granted fresh development consent after energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh agreed the field could proceed under revised environmental assessment rules.…