Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
The former Conservative leadership contender, Jeremy Hunt, said today it was “extraordinary” that the UK, with its net zero target, was even thinking about plans to drill for gas at Dunsfold in Surrey.
Follow onshore oil production trends with our review of the latest official monthly data
Rathlin Energy’s plans for expansion and production at its West Newton-A site have been published online.
The decision on the Dunsfold/Loxley gas exploration site in Surrey is to be made by the communities’ secretary, Michael Gove, it was announced this afternoon. The proposal, by UK Oil & Gas plc, was refused twice by Surrey County Council in June and November 2020. After an appeal, […]
The oil and gas company, Angus Energy plc, is considering a potential sale as part of a strategic review of its options.
Professor Andrew Watterson, public health researcher at Stirling University, argues that in a time of global climate crisis the facilitation and support of the fracking industry must stop.
Keep up with January 2022’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
For the first time since 1935, no onshore oil or gas wells were drilled in a calendar year, according to 2021 data from the industry regulator.
DrillOrDrop’s checklist of what to look out for in 2022 on UK onshore oil and gas
Rathlin Energy has given formal notice that it intends to make a revised planning application for site expansion and long-term production in East Yorkshire.
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