The Guardian
Shell U-turn on Cambo oilfield would threaten green targets, say campaigners
Company is reviewing decision to withdraw from North Sea project because of high oil price, report claims
Jasper Jolly: Tue 22 Mar 2022 09.41 GMT
Climate activists have reacted with concern to reports that Shell is reconsidering its decision to abandon development of the Cambo oilfield, warning that such a reversal would further threaten emissions reductions targets.
The fossil fuel producer could U-turn on a decision to pull out of the North Sea project because the “economic, political and regulatory environment had changed enormously since the decision was announced just three months ago”, according to sources cited by the BBC.
The Brent crude oil price was below $70 (£53) a barrel in December when Shell announced the long-expected decision on Cambo, but since then prices have surged – reaching $116 on Tuesday morning – in part because of concerns Russian supplies could be disrupted or blocked because of its invasion of Ukraine.