Final consents have been secured by Angus Energy to return isolated gas wells on the Lincolnshire coast back to production.
Bosses are eyeing up the high market price as an incentive to return to production as soon as possible, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine ramping up already elevated prices.
Saltfleetby Gas Field was first discovered in 1996, the largest such find onshore in the UK, producing from the Westphalian Sandstones and Namurian reservoirs.