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LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A British regulator rejected Royal
Dutch Shell's plans to develop the Jackdaw gasfield in
the North Sea after considering its environmental statement,
industry sources said on Wednesday.
"We’re disappointed by the decision and are considering the
implications," a Shell spokesperson said.
It was unclear on what grounds the Offshore Petroleum
Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) refused to
approve the environmental statement for the field's development.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,
under whose umbrella OPRED operates, did not immediately reply
to a request for comment.
The decision comes as Britain and other European countries
were saddled with record natural gas and oil prices due to a
supply crunch ahead of the cold winter months.
It also comes days before Britain is due to hold the COP26
climate conference bringing decision makers from all over the
world together to find a way to keep global warming below 1.5
degrees Celsius compared with pre-industrial temperatures.
(Reporting by Ron Bousso; writing by Shadia Nasralla; Editing
by Leslie Adler and Marguerita Choy)
