Rosebank, which is 80 miles west of Shetland, was approved by UK regulators on Wednesday.
Rishi Sunak has claimed the proposed Rosebank oil field will prevent young Scots from growing up "dependent on foreign dictators" for energy.First Minister Humza Yousaf said he was "disappointed" with the decision and accused the Tories of being in "climate denial".
He told BBC Scotland: "Scotland's North Sea industry is a really important part of its economy and it provides energy security for the UK. "I want more offshore wind, I want more nuclear and, in transition, I want more gas that comes from home rather than imported from abroad at two, three times, four times the carbon emissions."
It comes after Tory Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last week swung the axe on key UK net zero targets, delaying and watering down policies to phase out petrol cars and gas boilers.Scottish politics He said: "I'm disappointed Rosebank has been given the go-ahead. We've raised concerns that the majority of what is extracted from Rosebank will go overseas, not remain in Scotland or the UK.
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