Equinor has announced the discovery of oil and gas near the Fram field in the North Sea, estimated at 13–28 million barrels of oil equivalent. The exploration well, with a sidetrack, was drilled approximately 10km north of the Troll field,

Shell and Equinor on Tuesday urged a Scottish court to uphold Britain's approval for the development of two vast North Sea oil and gas fields, as environmental campaigners attempted to block the projects.

Two environmental groups kicked off a legal challenge in Scotland on Tuesday to block the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea, with activists optimistic of

The consent for drilling at Rosebank was granted in September 2023, while Shell's Jackdaw field received approval in 2022.