September 2020 headlines
You can keep up with the news here with our digest of headlines about UK fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas, updated daily.
Ruth Hayhurst
Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
Horse Hill oil production falls – latest data
Production at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey fell by 25% in May 2020, according to the most recent figures released by regulators today.
Funding in fracking firm Cuadrilla to be slashed – forecast
A major cut in investment in the shale gas company, Cuadrilla, is likely in the coming months, its owner has predicted.
Plans for shorter Balcombe well test
Angus Energy’s new plans to test for oil at its Balcombe site in West Sussex have been published.
Rathlin plans two new E Yorks well sites
Rathlin Energy has announced plans for two new exploration sites in East Yorkshire.
Conductor rig arrives at West Newton B
A convoy of equipment under police escort arrived at Rathlin Energy’s West Newton oil exploration site in East Yorkshire yesterday (17 August 2020).
First official Horse Hill oil production data
Oil production at the Horse Hill field in Surrey ranked fourth in the UK onshore, according to the latest official data. But the daily average was below that previously claimed by the operator and was less than 2% of the UK onshore total.
Perenco UK reports loss of £113m
Perenco UK, the country’s biggest onshore oil producer, saw losses of more than £113m in 2019. This compared with a profit of £250m the year before.
Angus Energy gives notice of new Balcombe application
A revised planning application for an extended well test at the Balcombe oil exploration site in West Sussex is due to be submitted within a week, operator Angus Energy said today.
Angus Energy deal for Saltfleetby gas
Angus Energy has announced an agreement with a division of Royal Dutch Shell for gas production from Saltfleetby in Lincolnshire.
