LONDON — The Scottish High Court quashed decisions by the British government to approve drilling in two vast North Sea oil and gas fields after legal challenges from environmental campaigners.

This morning, Lord Ericht in the Scottish Court of Session hammered another great brass nail into the coffin of the North Sea. He ruled that licences granted to extract oil and gas from the Rosebank ...

Forbes readers may be more familiar with Rosebank the whisky, than Rosebank, the biggest undeveloped oil field in the North Sea, 80 miles north-west of the coast of Shetland. Its owners claim is ...

In a landmark decision, a Scottish court has overturned Britain's approval of two large North Sea oil and gas fields, handing a significant victory to environmental campaigners. The court found that ...

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. Scotland's Court of Session agreed with campaign ...

"Our priority is to deliver a fair, orderly and prosperous transition in the North Sea in line with our climate and legal obligations," it added in a statement. The oil fields were approved by the ...

London (AFP) – 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. Scotland's Court of Session ...

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 ...

A UK court ruled that two North Sea oil and gas fields must re-apply for environmental permits while allowing the developments to continue, setting up a crucial test of whether the new Labour ...