Douglas Lumsden
Scottish politician
Photo: Scottish Parliament, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
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- Oct 20
UK approves Jackdaw gas field as decision on Rosebank oilfield takes more time
Gas from the Jackdaw field, about 240 km east of Aberdeen, could reach UK homes by the end of October. The Rosebank oilfield, west of Shetland, still awaits a separate decision that reports suggest could go against it.
- Jun 19
Scottish Conservatives win Aberdeen South by-election, first Westminster gain since 1967
The Scottish Conservatives have won the Aberdeen South by-election, overturning a 3,758-vote SNP majority on a backlash against restrictions on North Sea oil and gas drilling. It is the party's first Westminster by-election gain in Scotland in more than 50 years.
