A judge has ruled that private interests and climate change considerations should have been considered when the U.K. government approved the Rosebank oilfield.

A judge has ruled that development can continue on two North Sea oil and gas projects, but there can be no production until ...

Britain's approvals for two vast North Sea oil and gas fields were overturned by a Scottish court on Thursday, a significant ...

The approval of the North Sea oil fields has been quashed while a revised environmental impact assessment is submitted.

A court has ruled that consent for two new Scottish oil and gas fields was granted unlawfully and their owners must seek ...

The ruling permits Shell and Equinor to proceed with work on their respective projects, but extraction is on hold pending ...

The ban on drilling is in place after a judge decided the previous Conservative government acted "unlawfully" when it gave ...

Two oil fields in the North Sea have had their licences to drill stopped by Scotland's highest court. Consent for the Jackdaw ...

A court ruling requires the British government to consider the potential climate impact of the oil and gas produced in the ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. A judge has upheld a legal challenge by environmental ...

A judge has upheld a legal challenge by environmental campaigners against the decision to grant consent to two new oil and gas fields in the North Sea. Greenpeace and Uplift brought the challenge ...

Britain’s two biggest offshore oil and gas developments have been blocked from producing any fossil fuels after a judge quashed their production permits in a row over greenhouse gas emissions ...