Legal bid seeks to prevent state help for North Sea oil
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners are launching a legal challenge against the British government over its support for the production of North Sea oil and gas.
Representatives from a number of activist groups have applied to the High Court for a judicial review of the state-owned Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) strategy.
The case argues that the OGA’s interpretation of its legal duty to “maximise economic recovery” fails to take account of public subsidies.
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