Lucan ousts Vonk in power struggle at Angus Energy
Paul Vonk, has resigned as managing director of the oil exploration company, Angus Energy, a statement from the company said this morning.
UKOG statement: Markwells Wood abandoned and nine new wells planned by 2020
UKOG has confirmed it has abandoned its Markwells Wood site in the South Downs National Park. It has also given details of plans to drill nine new wells in southern England in the next two years.
Campaigners call fire crews to West Newton well site – “minor incident” says Rathlin Energy
Fire crews were called to Rathlin Energy’s West Newton-A well site in East Yorkshire this lunchtime after a hose on a rig became detached and hit the drill cabin.
IGas announces spud of Misson Springs well
IGas said this morning it had begun drilling its shale gas well at Misson Springs in north Nottinghamshire.
Picture post on IGas Notts shale sites: Misson rig installed and Tinker Lane cleared
Drone pictures of IGas’s Misson Springs shale gas site in north Nottinghamshire show that the drilling rig and other equipment has now been installed.
UKOG plans “near-continuous” oil production from Horse Hill in 2019
UK Oil and Gas, the major investor in the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey, has forecast that permanent production would be underway by next winter.
Fracked gas levels at Cuadrilla’s shale site so low that propane needed to light flare stack
A publicity video used by Cuadrilla as evidence of the first shale gas production from its site in Lancashire may not be quite what it seemed.
Angus: Power struggle, new loan and updates on Balcombe and Brockham
Two shareholders in Angus Energy have called a general meeting in a bid to remove the managing director, Paul Vonk, from the board.
Biscathorpe oil well spudded
Edgon Resources confirmed this afternoon it had begun drilling its oil exploration well at Biscathorpe, near Louth in Lincolnshire.
Equipment delivered to IGas Misson Springs shale gas site
A crane and other equipment was delivered to IGas’s shale gas site at Misson in north Nottinghamshire early this afternoon.
