Category: Industry

Reporting on the unconventional oil and gas industry and its use of hydraulic fracturing

IGas plans for covid-19

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 25, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

IGas reported today it was working on contingency plans in case its operations were affected by the coronavirus.

Rathlin Energy signals start of work at East Yorkshire well site

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 19, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Rathlin Energy announced today it had given notice of the start of activities at a new well site in East Yorkshire.

Wressle production will “break even at $17.62/barrel” – operator

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 18, 2020 • ( 6 Comments )

Production from the Wressle oil site near Scunthorpe will break even at $17.62 a barrel, the operator, Egdon Resources, has said. In an update, the company’s managing director, Mark Abbott, said: “Our modelling shows that the Wressle development is economically robust at and below the current oil price […]

UKOG announces OGA production consent for Horse Hill oil site

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 13, 2020 • ( 12 Comments )

UKOG has announced that it has consent for long-term production from its Horse Hill site in Surrey from the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA).

Union Jack increases stake in Keddington oilfield

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 9, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Union Jack Oil said this morning it had acquired an extra 35% stake in the Keddington oilfield in Lincolnshire.

UKOG announces solution to formation water problem at Horse Hill

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 9, 2020 • ( 7 Comments )

UK Oil & Gas plc has announced it has successfully shut-off the source of formation water that entered an oil well at its Horse Hill site in Surrey.

Angus counts on production at Saltfleetby and Balcombe

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 5, 2020 • ( 32 Comments )

Production at Angus Energy’s Saltfleetby gasfield and oil flow at Balcombe would “mark a turnaround in the group’s fortunes” and bring “material cash flow for the first time”, the company said today.