Norwegian Supreme Court rules on Orlen’s Norwegian shelf extraction
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Norway’s Supreme Court ruled that development and production plans for three North Sea oil and gas fields, Yggdrasil, Tyrving and Breidablikk, were approved unlawfully because authorities failed to properly assess climate impacts, including emissions from burning extracted fuels. Orlen holds 11.9% of Tyrving, where production began in 2024, and 12% of Yggdrasil, where output is planned to start in 2027. Norwegian authorities argue the ruling does not automatically invalidate existing production permits and say the cases must be reconsidered.
Greenpeace and Natur og Ungdom maintain the permits are unlawful and cannot support continued operations. The Supreme Court judgment is final.