Shell tolerates a new climate assessment for Jackdaw Gas Field

Shell oil company has submitted a fresh environmental impact assessment for the controversial Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.

The company was forced to produce a new estimate after a successful legal challenge by the Ecological Group of Greenpeace.

The courts have ruled that oil and gas burning shows must consider ministers when they decide whether to give projects to projects.

This means that the consent previously approved is judged illegal.

Jackdaw Field – 150 miles east of Aberdeen – will be able to produce 6% of British gas needs.

Construction is ongoing for a manufacturing platform for the gas field.

However, shell was said to be able to start production until the Government of the UK has made a new decision.

Shell spokesman said: “We submitted our response to the request of the regulator for further information on Jackdaw, which includes an assessment of the reach of three projects associated with the project.

“We are still dedicated to delivering Jackdaw, which is a national important project that has been almost completed and would provide enough fuel to warm up 1.4 million homes.

“North Sea projects like Jackdaw deliver energy to the Homes and UK industry with significantly fewer emissions than more gas imports from abroad.”

Details of the new environmental impact assessment have not been published, but it is expected to be published by the Government of the UK.

The Energy Security Department and Net Zero said he could not comment on individual projects.

Greenpeace says the public has the right to see the information provided by the regulator and that the government has a duty to take into account.

The Higher Climate Campaign of the Charity of the Charity of Philip Evans added: “It is not surprising to see that Shell Pasir follows a new gas project that will increase their multi -project profits while stimulating more extreme weather conditions and not bringing to the payers in the accounts.

“But we won a decisive court ruling that forced the shell and other oil giants to clean up in full climate damage caused by new drilling projects in the North Sea.”

The decision about whether to give forward to the Jackdaw field, along with Equinor’s development, Rosebank oil development will be the first to be rendered by the judgment of the court.