More Scottish Labour MPs have publicly backed the Rosebank and Jackdaw developments, adding to growing pressure on the UK Government to approve the North Sea projects.
The intervention follows comments from Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee chair Bill Esterson and committee member Graeme Downie last week, who following a visit to Aberdeen called for a more pragmatic approach to domestic oil and gas production.
Fellow committee member Torcuil Crichton today told the Scotsman that there was a "complete understanding of the uncertainty facing the workforce who have earned energy security for this country for five decades."
He added: "For them and their families this is not just about a job, it is about who they are, it is a question of identity. They need a bridge into the renewable future, that bridge is the North Sea, and they need a symbol that Labour is with them for the future and that symbol is a favourable decision on Jackdaw and Rosebank.”
Glenrothes MP Richard Baker said: “Moving forward with Rosebank and Jackdaw would be in line with our manifesto commitments.
“We have been clear as a government that oil and gas will be a part of our energy mix for decades to come as part of a transition to renewables.
“For the renewables skills of the future we need to recruit into the oil and gas sector, and moving forward with these projects would support that aim.”
Airdrie and Shotts MP Kenny Stevenson said he too hopes that there will be "positive news about the licences for Jackdaw and Rosebank.”
Kilmarnock and Loudoun MP Lillian Jones said: “At a time of global volatility and ongoing risks to energy supplies through key routes such as the Strait of Hormuz, Rosebank and Jackdaw could help strengthen our energy security and reduce reliance on imports whilst we are on this journey to net zero and the north sea oil and gas workforce that has powered our economy for decades must be at the heart of the energy transition, not left behind by it.”