SCC welcomes approval of Jackdaw
Welcoming the approval of the Jackdaw Gasfield, Charandeep Singh BEM, Chief Executive of Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said:
“This is welcome news and a real moment of confidence for the businesses who have been quietly building towards this point for years. Jackdaw is ready and, with gas set to be flowing into homes up and down the country within weeks, it shows what our energy sector can deliver when the regulatory process is allowed to proceed.
“This isn’t just an Aberdeen story. The supply chain behind Jackdaw stretches the length and breadth of Scotland and the UK and today’s decision will be felt in workshops, yards and engineering firms right across the country. It’s proof that the capability, the skills and the industrial base built up over decades in the North Sea are still valued and still delivering. Those same skills and supply chains will also be vital to Scotland’s ambitions in offshore wind and renewable energy.
“But one approval is not the finish line, and we now need to see Rosebank given that same approval to allow businesses across Scotland to plan with confidence rather than continued uncertainty.”
