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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Horton Environment reporter

Tory donor’s oil and gas company given North Sea licence after £150,000 fine

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Just Stop Oil campaigners protesting against the offshore licensing bill in Parliament Square in January. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

An oil and gas company owned by a major Tory donor, which has been fined for illegal flaring, has been awarded a licence to drill for fossil fuels by the government.

This week, the government granted the right to drill for fossil fuels in 24 new licence areas across the North Sea. One of the licences was given to EnQuest Heather, a subsidiary of EnQuest.

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