UKOG announces early results from Horse Hill oil tests
The first tanker of oil from the latest operations at the Horse Hill exploration site near Gatwick Airport has been sent to a refinery, UK Oil and Gas announced today.
Cuadrilla completes second shale gas well and prepares to frack as hosepipe ban is announced
Cuadrilla said this morning it had finished drilling the UK’s second horizontal shale gas well and would soon prepare for hydraulic fracturing at the site in Lancashire. The announcement coincided with news that a hose pipe ban for residents in the county would begin on 5 August.
UKOG seeks change of company status
The largest investor in the Horse Hill oil well near Gatwick is seeking to change its company status.
South Downs oil exploration licence lapses
An oil exploration licence in a remote part of the South Downs National Park has lapsed, it was confirmed this morning.
Angus Energy chairman resigns over shares transfer
Angus Energy has announced that Jonathan Tidswell-Pretorius has stepped down as its chairman following recent disclosures over share transfers.
Angus confirms chairman transferred shares to company headed by 20-year-old Hungarian
Angus Energy confirmed this morning that its chairman transferred 39 million shares to a company that appears to be less than six months old with one officer, a 20-year-old Hungarian living in Poland.
Angus announces shares investigation and oil test results
Angus Energy – the company behind oil sites in southern England – announced today it was looking into transactions of shares held by its chairman. It also claimed oil at one of its sites was higher quality than Brent Crude.
