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A court in Scotland has ruled that consent for two new oil and gas fields in the country was granted unlawfully. The Rosebank and Jackdaw fields must now gain fresh approval from the UK government before drilling can commence, according to the judgement following a case brought by Greenpeace and Uplift at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. Lord Ericht wrote that a more detailed assessment of the environmental impact of the fields was required, with the climate impact of burning fossil fuels extracted factored in. Companies argue that the developments are important for UK energy security.
The decision to approve the Jackdaw field was originally made in summer 2022, while permission for the Rosebank oil development, which contains up to 500 million barrels of oil, was granted in autumn 2023. An initial assessment of environmental impact was carried out during the consenting process, but this failed to include downstream emissions. Last June, the UK Supreme Court ruled that such assessments must take downstream emissions into account. The Rosebank and Jackdaw decisions were retrospectively covered by that judgement, meaning that new assessments are now required.
Greenpeace’s Charlie Kronick said that UK and international emissions targets could not be met if new oil and gas fields were brought online. Shell has spent £800m ($1.1bn) on the Jackdaw field, while Equinor has an 80% stake in Rosebank, and both companies have pledged to work with the government to gain fresh consent
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