![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/rosebank-oil-field-will-boost-energy-security/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/131279615_canva-2023-09-28t163242.666.jpg&description=Media caption, Rishi Sunak says Rosebank will help generate jobs and prosperity for young people in Scotland A new North Sea oil field will help prevent young people from growing up "dependent on foreign dictators" for energy security, Rishi Sunak has said. It came after Rosebank off Shetland - Britain's largest untapped oil field - was granted consent by regulators. Scotland's first minister Humza Yousaf said he was "disappointed" at the decision and accused Downing Street of "climate denial". The prime minister told BBC Scotland News the Scottish government was wrong. He said granting the licence to Rosebank was the right move for the country even if he got "flak" for the decision. "Scotland's North Sea industry is a really important part of its economy and it provides energy security for the UK," Mr Sunak said. "I don't want our young children to grow up and be dependent on foreign dictators like [Russian president] Putin for our energy. "I want more offshore wind, I want more nuclear and, in transition, I want more gas that comes from home rather than imported from abroad at two, three times, four times the carbon emissions." He added: "I think my policy is the right one, not just for Scotland but for the UK. I think the SNP have got this one wrong." Located 80 miles west of Shetland, Rosebank is estimated to contain up to 300 million barrels of oil. Majority owner Equinor confirmed the oil and gas produced from the site will be sold at world market prices. Critics, including Humza Yousaf, have said this means the project will not cut prices for UK consumers. He wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "In the face of a climate catastrophe, the UK government have dropped their green pledges and committed to approving 100 new oil and gas licences. "That isn't climate leadership. It is climate denial." The oil and gas regulator, North Sea Transition Authority, said approval had been awarded "in accordance with our published guidance and taking net zero considerations into ac){kind=link}
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Rishi Sunak says Rosebank will help generate jobs and prosperity for young people in Scotland
A new North Sea oil field will help prevent young people from growing up “dependent on foreign dictators” for energy security, Rishi Sunak has said.
It came after Rosebank off Shetland – Britain’s largest untapped oil field – was granted consent by regulators.
Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf said he was “disappointed” at the decision and accused Downing Street of “climate denial”.