The gas from Jackdaw will be piped back to Britain and be used in our homes and businesses within weeks, according to the operators.
As it won’t affect domestic bills, the prime minister announced something that would, he’s asked the energy secretary to look at scrapping standing charges on gas.
The decision on the much bigger oil field at Rosebank is also coming soon, so has the government upended the net zero train or is this just what Andy Burnham’s pragmatism means?