UK Oil & Gas, the company behind controversial expansion plans at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey, has changed its name.

A listing on the Companies House website reveals that the company name, usually abbreviated to UKOG, is now UK Energy Group plc.

Companies House said the certificate for change of name was issued on Friday 4 September 2026. It has not yet been published online.

UKOG still has an account on X and the company’s UKOGplc.com website is still working.

The company announced in June 2026 that it was seeking to sell Horse Hill to energy B. The deal must be approved by the industry regulator and energy B’s shareholders.

Horse Hill was the company’s sole remaining oil and gas site.

This is the fifth name change for the company, according to Companies House.  

For two months, from 2004-20005, it was called Pinco 2231 plc. It became Sarantel Group plc in 2005. In 2013, the company was renamed UK Oil & Gas Investments plc. The name changed to UK Oil & Gas plc in July 2008.

The directors remain the same, according to Companies House. They are: Stephen Sanderson (the longest-standing director from 2015), Nicholas Mardon Taylor, Allen Howard II, Guzyal Mukhametzhanova (secretary) and Kristopher Bone.