Keep up to date with August 2024’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.

Thursday 29 August 2024

Sarah Finch judgement impacts North Sea oil and gas. DrillOrDrop reports that the implications of a landmark legal challenge about climate emissions from onshore oil have spread to the offshore industry.

Friday 23 August 2024

UK fracking landscapes feature in new photo book. DrillOrDrop reports on a book of photographs documenting landscapes in UK shale gas regions due to be published in the autumn.

Lincolnshire updates planning policy on oil and gas. DrillOrDrop reports on a public consultation seeking views on a new blueprint for oil and gas planning for the next 15 years.

Wednesday 21 August 2024

Second Dorset hydrogen storage site. UKOG announces it has agreed heads of terms on a 60-year least of land in south Dorset. This is the second site earmarked by the company for hydrogen storage. It said it is close to a planned hydrogen pipeline.

Tuesday 20 August 2024

CEO interview: “Onshore oil industry must generate cash for well decommissioning”. DrillOrDrop extended interview with Richard Herbert, CEO of Angus Energy.

Monday 19 August 2024

London City airport expansion given green light by ministers. The Guardian, among others, reports that ministers have approved expansion plans from 6.5m to 9m passengers a year. Climate campaigners have criticised the decision.

Wednesday 14 August 2024

Unprecedented number of heat records broken around world this year. A Guardian exclusive reports that 15 national temperature records have been set as weather extremes grow more frequent.

Monday 12 August 2024

UK onshore oil and gas production in charts – May 2024. DrillOrDrop analysis of the latest oil and gas figures, including finding that almost two-thirds of gas flared onshore in May 2024 was from one site – Singleton in West Sussex.

Monday 5 August 2024

UKOG placing and retail offer to fund hydrogen storage. UKOG reports that it has provisionally raised gross proceeds of £1m through a shares placing. The money will be used to advance the company’s hydrogen storage projects.

Friday 2 August 2024

Burniston gas drill and frack would have “significant environmental impacts”. DrillOrDrop report on decision by North Yorkshire Council that a planning application for gas drilling and proppant squeeze at Burniston would need an environmental impact assessment.

RWE letter of support for UKOG hydrogen storage plans. UKOG reports that RWE has written a letter of support for hydrogen storage plans.

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