Environment

'Thousands of tonnes' of methane leaking from abandoned North Sea wells, new study finds

Study authors calls for independent measuring and new guidelines after gas detected at 28 of 43 wells investigated from 2017 to 2019

Research: equipment on the bed of the North Sea used by researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany
Research: equipment on the bed of the North Sea used by researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, GermanyPhoto: GEOMAR
  • Rob Watts
London
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean ResearchNorth SeaUKEuropeWestern Europe
Published 31 July 2020, 10:43Updated 31 July 2020, 10:43