The Wressle joint venture will submit details on downstream emissions for the onshore oil project after the local authority rescinded its earlier planning permission as the companies anticipated.
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Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc and Union Jack Oil plc said last month that they expected the September consent to be quashed after North Lincolnshire Council indicated it would not oppose a legal challenge.
The council’s new stance followed the Supreme Court’s ruling in June that scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions must be included when determining whether a project needs an environmental impact assessment.
The court’s decision came after the council’s original EIA screening decision in July 2023.
Operator and third project partner Egdon Resources UK Ltd will provide an analysis of emissions conducted by an independent third-party specialist and request a new screening opinion.
Union Jack said that the council’s decision would have no effect on the existing planning consent at Wressle where production and operations continued.
Europa chief executive Will Holland added: “We are confident that the third-party Scope 3 GHG analysis will demonstrate that the environmental logic of the proposed Wressle development is compelling.
“Developing domestic hydrocarbons is in the best interests of the UK, not only from an environmental perspective, but also because it provides national security of oil and gas supply in uncertain times.”