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What should happen with the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields?

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Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields were approved unlawfully by the UK government.

Environmental campaigners are challenging the government's approval of the fields.

Rosebank is estimated to contain between 300 and 500 million barrels of oil.

The previous Conservative administration and the oil and gas regulator consented to the field in summer 2022 .

Labour said it would not grant any new exploration licences in UK waters.

But it would allow existing projects - including Rosebank and Jackdaw - to continue.

In Aberdeen , the heart of the UK 's energy industry, there is a great deal of nervousness.

Judge retired to consider his decision, a process which could take several weeks .