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The enviromental impact of Jackdaw has also been a significant point of contention. Advocates argue the gas field would be beneficial because the carbon emissions arising from production from the the UK’s own North Sea field will be lower than those arising from the production of US LNG.<\/p>\n
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), which regulates the sector, has estimated the emissions arising from the production, delivery and processing of US LNG are around three times higher than from the production of North Sea natural gas.<\/p>\n
That is because the process of liquefying, shipping and then turning LNG back in to natural gas on arrival is extremely energy intensive, compared with pumping it ashore by a pipeline, creating higher carbon emissions.<\/p>\n
However, NSTA estimates that Norwegian North Sea gas production – which Britain already imports by pipeline in large volumes – has a considerably lower average emissions impact than that of the UK’s existing North Sea gas production.<\/p>\n
This is because UK North Sea gas mostly comes from smaller fields and is extracted with older infrastructure and technology than those of Norway.<\/p>\n