Government approval for the Jackdaw development

Orcadian Energy

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Orcadian Energy PLC
  
21 October 2026
  
 



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21 October 2026


Orcadian Energy plc 


(“Orcadian” or the “Company”)


Government approval for the Jackdaw development


Orcadian notes the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero’s approval of the Jackdaw development.


Steve Brown, Orcadian CEO, said: 


“Well about time. We have escaped the madness of a fully developed gas field trapped in a web of conflicting regulation as winter approaches. Now for Rosebank, another well-advanced development that can underpin the UK’s energy security.


“Much has been made of the impact that approving production from Jackdaw and Rosebank has on the UK’s position as a climate leader. In my view, approving developments which aim to minimise carbon dioxide production does make the UK a climate leader. Exporting and increasing those emissions by shutting down our domestic industry – abandoning the innovative approaches the UK’s oil and gas professionals can bring to bear – that is climate vandalism.


“For Orcadian, we now know that the plan we have for Earlham, where we expect to capture and store 90% to 95% of Scope 1 and 3 emissions, will not founder on an ideological objection to gas or oil.


“We look forward to a reawakened industry that has been paralysed by waiting for the right moment to state the obvious.”


For further information on the Company please visit the Company’s website: https://orcadian.energy


 


Contact:



Orcadian Energy plc




+ 44 20 3603 1941




Steve Brown, CEO


Alan Hume, CFO




 



About Orcadian Energy


Orcadian is a North Sea focused, low-emissions, oil and gas exploration and development company. Orcadian may be a small operator, but it is also nimble, and the Directors believe it has grasped opportunities that have eluded some of the much bigger companies. As we strike a balance between Net Zero and a sustainable energy supply, Orcadian intends to play its part to minimise the cost of Net Zero and to deliver reliable energy to the UK.


 



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