Oil and Gas Infrastructure and Conservation

Oil and gas infrastructure

Oil and gas infrastructure includes wells, pipelines, processing plants and related facilities. This archive covers their environmental pressures, impacts and regulation across development, operation and decommissioning.

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Policy & Governance

UK approves Jackdaw gasfield after fresh environmental assessment

The consent allows production at the North Sea field, with the project’s climate and energy-system effects still uncertain.

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Wildlife

Niger oil well eruption leaves desert wildlife impact unassessed

The Goumeri W-8 well erupted on 25 September, and the latest reported government update, on 12 October, said the incident was only partially contained. The effects on wildlife have not been established.

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Freshwater

Pecos River faces water scarcity and oilfield pressures

Reporting from southeastern New Mexico describes declining water availability alongside nearby oil and gas infrastructure. A suspected produced-water release remains unconfirmed.

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