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Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 direct full-time jobs, documents show

National Trade News policy desk (2026-07-17): More people can fit on to the top deck of a standard London bus than will be directly employed on the new Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, industry… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

· The Guardian

Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 direct full-time jobs, documents show

More people can fit on to the top deck of a standard London bus than will be directly employed on the new Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, industry documents show.

Only 27 direct full-time jobs would be created by Jackdaw, one of the biggest gasfields remaining in the North Sea, according to an environmental impact assessment filed publicly by its owner, Adura, a joint venture between Shell and Norway’s Equinor.

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