// BBC UK NEWS — CRONACA
UK government to outlaw new North Sea drilling
The new law would not affect the decision on whether to start production at the Rosebank site
The UK government has moved to ban any new exploration for oil and gas in the North Sea.
The Energy Independence Bill would remove the North Sea Transition Authority's ability to grant new oil and gas licences.
The legislation will not affect the decision on whether to allow drilling at Rosebank off Shetland - the UK's largest known untapped field - which was approved in 2022 before being subject to legal challenges.
The UK government said it was upholding Labour's 2024 manifesto vow not to issue licences for new oil and gas fields, as well as underpinning its commitment to reducing global warming.
The Conservatives described the bill as "dangerous" and accused Labour ministers of being "totally oblivious to the economic and energy threats this country faces".
And SNP energy spokesman Graham Leadbitter said the legislation was "designed to exploit Scotland's energy".
Burnham defends Jackdaw decision as Badenoch urges PM to overturn ban on new oil and gas licences
Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm
The Energy Independence Bill, if passed at Westminster, would introduce Transitional Energy Certificates, which would allow existing oil and gas fields to provide additional production from "areas bordering or in close proximity to already licensed fields" or in areas that are already part of an existing field.