Energy and oilUpdated 5h ago

Norway’s top court voids three oil-field approvals.

For three North Sea fields, the climate assessments counted emissions from producing the oil but left out what happens when it is burned later. Norway’s Supreme Court said that omission made the approvals procedurally invalid. The ministry must revisit the cases using proper procedure and account for those combustion emissions. But invalidating the approvals does not automatically cancel the licences. The immediate next step is a reassessment, not an automatic end to the fields.

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