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Consent for Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields was unlawful

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Court of Session in Edinburgh rules consent for two new oil and gas fields was granted unlawfully.

The Rosebank and Jackdaw fields must seek fresh approval from the UK government before drilling can begin.

Greenpeace and Uplift campaigners say new assessment of the fields' environmental impact is needed.

The UK government has been considering how to calculate downstream emissions, and a consultation was due to conclude in spring .

Shell says Jackdaw will employ " at least 1,000 " people between 2023 and 2025 and account for about 6% of future North Sea gas production.

Shell is now understood to be pressing government in private for assurances about the project.

Lord Ericht has now batted the case out of the judicial arena and into the wilds of politics.