Court Quashes Hopes for New Oil, Gas in UK’s North Sea

A Scottish court has ruled the government approval of two new oil and gas projects in the North Sea was unlawful, putting an end to hopes there was still a future for hydrocarbons in the UK. It might be temporary, or it might be permanent—making the UK’s transition experiment purer. The saga began when the previous Tory government gave the go-ahead to the Rosebank and the Jackdow projects, led by Equinor and Shell, respectively. Climate activists immediately filed a lawsuit against the projects. They won. The court battle moved to a…Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei OilPrice.com Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei OilPrice.com