Reporting on the unconventional oil and gas industry and its use of hydraulic fracturing
The Australian owner of the shale gas company, Cuadrilla, spent $1.107m in the UK in 2021 (about £655,000 at current rates), even though its licences were “on hold” because of the fracking moratorium.
Shares in Angus Energy rose 28% today on news that the company had begun processing wellhead gas from its B2 well at Saltfleetby in Lincolnshire.
IGas has revealed proposals for a new oil production site in Lincolnshire, which it says could extract 90,000 tonnes a year – but officials have said a detailed environmental study is not needed.
IGas has submitted plans for battery storage facilities at its Welton Gathering Centre in Lincolnshire.
The East Yorkshire based oil and gas firm, Rathlin Energy, has said climate change will not affect its future operations.
Egdon Resources announced today it had submitted an appeal against the refusal of planning permission for its undeveloped North Kelsey site in Lincolnshire.
Climate campaigners have called for higher taxes on oil and gas companies after BP announced a tripling of profits this morning.
Record profit announcements by Shell and Centrica show the energy system is broken, environmental campaigners said today.
DrillOrDrop’s review of the latest UK onshore oil data for April 2022: daily production at a 12 month low
Drilling for gas near a Surrey village will be funded by another company, the operator has announced.
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