Fishermen lose out as oil giant Shell delays survey on gasfields off Whitby and Scarborough
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell has postponed a seismic survey on two gasfields off the North Yorkshire coast, disappointing fishermen who were in line for tens of thousands of pounds of compensation.
By Alexandra Wood: Saturday, 9th January 2021, 6:00 amThe energy firm had been looking to conduct the 3D survey on the Resolution – first discovered in 1966 – and Endeavour gasfields in the first quarter of this year, but said it needed more time to “conclude agreements with commercial and other stakeholders in the area”.