# Donald Trump says ‘Andy is getting it done’ as US president claims UK ‘opening up North Sea oil’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/donald-trump-says-andy-is-getting-it-done-as-us-president-claims-uk-opening-up-north-sea-oil/
- Published: 2026-10-23T16:50:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:25:16+00:00
- Original publisher: The Independent (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-andy-burnham-north-sea-oil-jackdaw-rosebank-b3072414.html
- Topics: Americas, Cricket, Government, Politics, Sport, UK, World

## Key points

- Trump praised approval of the Jackdaw gas field.
- Jackdaw could lift domestic gas output by 6 per cent at peak.
- Rosebank’s future remains undecided amid environmental concerns.

## Summary

Donald Trump has praised the UK’s approval of drilling in the Jackdaw gas field, saying it could make the country wealthy and claiming the North Sea is “opening up”. He credited “Andy” with getting it done, though the article does not identify who he meant by that name; the decision on the separate Rosebank field is still pending.

Energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh approved Jackdaw, which is expected to raise domestic gas production by about 6 per cent at its peak, safeguard hundreds of jobs and bring an estimated £2.9bn economic boost. Ministers say producing more gas at home makes economic and environmental sense while the UK still uses it, but campaigners warn the project will worsen climate change. Gas from the field, about 150 miles east of Aberdeen, is expected to start supplying homes and businesses by the end of October.

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