# Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rosebank-life-on-the-oil-field-at-the-centre-of-a-political-storm/
- Published: 2026-10-24T23:15:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T00:09:45+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Science (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqy8ljkle97ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Science, UK, World

## Key points

- Rosebank awaits a decision on production.
- The field is larger than Jackdaw and would emit more greenhouse gases.
- Its offshore vessel houses 122 workers in demanding conditions.

## Summary

Rosebank is awaiting a UK government decision on whether it can begin production, putting the field at the centre of debate over climate change, energy policy and the economy. The article describes a visit to the offshore vessel where workers live and work, offering a glimpse of conditions at the site as well as the project’s political stakes.

The field lies 80 miles north-west of Shetland and uses a floating production, storage and offloading vessel, the Petrojarl Rosebank, rather than a fixed platform. Some 122 people are on board, including workers who spend two weeks offshore followed by three weeks’ leave; they describe good facilities and food, while noting that winter swells can be severe. Rosebank is larger than Jackdaw, whose gas production had just received government consent, and is expected to produce higher greenhouse gas emissions.

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