Oil and gas lobbyists are desperate to open a new North Sea gas field and are reportedly pressuring Andy Burnham for the go-ahead. Yet energy industry documents show the proposed new Jackdaw field will only create 27 full time jobs. These include an environmental impact assessment filed by the oil field’s owner Adura. Adura is a joint venture between Shell and Norway’s Equinor. The assessment says: Over the lifetime of the field there would be a consistent level of employment averaging at nearly 500 jobs a year in direct, indirect and induced employment – this includes 273 direct jobs which exist on…