RE: Why Sea Lion may be stranded forever7 Oct 2021 11:27
Happy is spreading malicious nonsense on here, beware.
There is no correlation between Shell's verdict and FIG. Even more so, the most important part of the ruling is the following:
An OGUK spokesman said: “All projects are submitted to rigorous regulatory scrutiny by both OPRED and the OGA to ensure they meet both energy security and environmental commitments.
“This is one step in a robust technical, regulatory and commercial process and we’d expect all parties to continue to engage on how these resources can be delivered in a way which ensures we can meet UK energy needs through domestic resources which are developed in an environmentally optimal manner consistent with our carbon reduction commitments.”
So they are interested in ensuring domestic resources are developed, but Shell failed to meet certain criteria