Latest UK onshore oil production data: January 2021
Key figures 60,083 tonnes72,911 m314,794 barrels of oil per day1.63% of total UK production
Extracting new oil from Lincolnshire is “utterly incompatible” with climate goals – open letter
The Bishop of Grimsby, academics and business leaders have objected to plans for long-term oil production at Biscathorpe in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
Minister’s ruling due in weeks on study into West Newton production plan
A decision is now due in May on whether oil production plans in East Yorkshire need a detailed environmental study.
Warning that Biscathorpe oil production plans would “cause significant and long-term harm” to Lincolnshire Wolds
Plans for long-term oil extraction in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds would introduce a permanent industrial feature in a deeply rural and tranquil landscape, countryside officials have warned.
HSE responds to MPs on silica dust at fracking site
The UK’s health and safety watchdog has accepted it did not inspect the management of silica sand at Cuadrilla’s fracking site near Blackpool.
Campaigners seek fossil fuel whistle blowers
The campaign organisation, Extinction Rebellion, is targeting workers in the oil and gas industry to persuade them to blow the whistle on corporate greenwash.
Horse Hill scales back oil storage
The Horse Hill production site in Surrey has cut its planned capacity for crude oil storage by more than 80%.
MPs divided over protest policing bill
Opposition MPs have criticised government plans to give police greater powers to control protests as “draconian, undemocratic and disproportionate”.
Campaigner acquitted of trespass at Horse Hill oil site
An environmental campaigner who took part in a 12-hour protest on a rig platform at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey has been cleared of aggravated trespass.
Flow testing at West Newton-B due next month
Equipment to flow test a well at the West Newton-B oil site in East Yorkshire is due to be delivered in May 2021, it was announced this morning.
