Ex chancellor “delighted” at end of licence for “ridiculous” gas scheme
Sir Jeremy Hunt, the former chancellor, has welcomed news that an oil and gas company has surrendered its exploration rights in his Surrey constituency.
UKOG sells subsidiary
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) announced this morning that it had sold one of its subsidiary companies.
Oil production restarts at Keddington
Production at the Keddington oilfield in Lincolnshire has resumed, a partner announced this morning.
UKOG interim accounts delayed
UK Oil & Gas has delayed publication of its interim accounts.
Doubts over Angus Energy future cashflows
The operator of the UK’s largest onshore gasfield is facing doubts over its ability to continue as a going concern.
Angus Energy chief resigns
The chief executive of the oil and gas company, Angus Energy, has a resigned, a statement said this morning.
New Biscathorpe consultation
People have the chance to comment on extra information about proposals for long-term oil production and more drilling at the Biscathorpe site in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
West Newton well stimulation scheduled
A well at West Newton in East Yorkshire could be fractured in the next four to nine months, according to a partner in the project.
Cuadrilla to seek more time at fracking site – days before restoration deadline
The fracking company, Cuadrilla, has revealed it is to seek two more years at its mothballed shale gas site near Blackpool – just four days before the land should have been returned to agriculture.
Cuadrilla seeks more time for Elswick gas production
The former fracking company, Cuadrilla, is seeking another five years to extract gas from its site at Elswick, in Lancashire.
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