Scottish Court Overturns North Sea Oil Approvals
A judge has ruled that private interests and climate change considerations should have been considered when the U.K. government approved the Rosebank oilfield.
Scottish court rules against two new North Sea oil and gas fields
A Scottish court on Thursday ruled against the development of two oil and gas fields in the North Sea in a "historic win" for two environmental groups.
Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields ruled unlawful
The proposed Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea have been ruled unlawful by the Court of Session in Edinburgh
Rosebank Oil Field and Jackdaw gas approvals ruled ‘unlawful’ in landmark court ruling
Scotland’s supreme civil court has declared the approval of the UK’s North Sea Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields unlawful, overturning consent for their development.
Rosebank and Jackdaw permissions 'unlawful', Scottish court rules
Consent for two oil and gas fields off Scotland's coast was unlawful, Scotland's highest civil court has ruled. Campaigners challenged the UK Government on its permissions for the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields.
Judge upholds challenge to new North Sea oil and gas licences
Taking their case to the Court of Session in Edinburgh, Greenpeace and Uplift argued that the effects of downstream burning of fuel extracted from the Rosebank oil field, north-west of Shetland, and the Jackdaw gas field, off Aberdeen, had not been considered when licences to exploit them were issued in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
UK must reconsider Shell and Equinor's North Sea gas, oil projects, court rules
Britain's approvals for two vast North Sea oil and gas fields were overturned by a Scottish court on Thursday, a significant win for environmental campaigners that leaves the decision on whether the projects should go ahead with the government.
Shell and Equinor Production Blocked at 2 Sites Off British Coast
A court ruling requires the British government to consider the potential climate impact of the oil and gas produced in the ...
Rosebank oil field approval ruled unlawful by Scots judge with multi-billion drilling plans blocked
A legal challenge by green campaigners to block drilling at the massive proposed development off Shetland has been upheld by ...
New oil and gas field consent was unlawful - judge
A court has ruled that consent for two new Scottish oil and gas fields was granted unlawfully and their owners must seek ...
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Court quashes multi-billion-pound Rosebank and Jackdaw oil field approvals
The approval of the North Sea oil fields has been quashed while a revised environmental impact assessment is submitted.
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Keir Starmer told to 'get serious' after crucial oilfield plans thwarted by eco-zealots - 'Act of self-harm!'
Sir Keir Starmer has been told to "get serious" about economic growth and sign off two North Sea oil fields blocked by the courts. Eco-campaigners Greenpeace and Uplift brought a challenge at the ...
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In ‘historic win,’ court rules against UK’s Rosebank Oilfield over climate impacts
“The age of governments approving new drilling sites by ignoring their climate impacts is over,” Evans said. “The courts have agreed with what climate campaigners have said all along: Rosebank and ...