A PLANNED 3D seismic survey in the UK North Sea has been postponed by Shell.
Partner Egdon Resources said the decision was made after a revised environmental impact assessment concluded there would be impact on the environment and fishing businesses.
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The survey of the Resolution and Endeavour gas discoveries will now take place in February 2022, rather than in the first quarter of this year.
Shell concluded that the commercial impact on local fishing businesses, along with potential impacts on marine mammalian movements, the breeding season for sea birds and tourism, meant it would be better to do the work in February.
The survey had originally been scheduled for March or April 2021.
The work will be subject to consent from the Oil and Gas Authority for an amendment to the licence obligations.
