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Source: TH
Context: The row over the UK’s Rosebank oil field revolves around the British government’s approval of a major oil and gas project in the North Sea. This decision has sparked Environmental Concerns (contradictory to the UK’s commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050)
The Rosebank oil field, located northwest of the Shetland Islands, is a significant untapped reserve with the potential to produce 300 million barrels of oil. It’s expected to contribute 8% of the UK’s total oil production and generate jobs until 2051.
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. An epeiric sea (on the continental plate and having a very low depth avg. of 90m) on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north.
