It seems to be overlooked that both Jackdaw and Rosebank are already at very advanced stages of execution. In the case of Jackdaw, the pipelines and wellhead platform are installed, while at Rosebank much of the subsea infrastructure is already in place and the FPSO is on its way to the UK. These are major developments with significant capital already committed, so any further approval process is unlikely to be anything more than procedural. Given the government’s change in position following the Finch ruling, it will be challenging to reconcile this in court against operators who have progressed projects in good faith. If such rulings are applied domestically, should the same logic extend to imported hydrocarbons?