Brockham could open up oil exploration in the Weald – Lenigas
The Australian investor, David Lenigas, says the Brockham well near Dorking in Surrey is key to unlocking potential oil production in the Weald Basin in southern England.
Fracking in Derbyshire: a tale of two exhibitions
The two sides of the fracking debate made their case in a small village in north Derbyshire this afternoon.
Companies update: news from Egdon, Cuadrilla and IGas
Egdon adds to licence stake Egdon Resources has announced it has increased its stake in a potential shale gas area in the East Midlands.
Time is running out for eight oil and gas developments
Consents for eight oil and gas projects in England and Wales are due to expire within months, DrillOrDrop has discovered.
Brockham update: Rig down, potential reservoirs announced and the reason for 24-hour working
Within the past hour, the workover rig at Angus Energy’s site at Brockham oil site near Dorking in Surrey has been taken down.
“Shale is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”, INEOS tells the East Midlands
INEOS has published an eight-page local newspaper pull-out about fracking to “set the record straight” about shale gas.
Shale industry releases fracking visualisation – opponents say it’s misleading
A long-awaited visualisation of what shale gas production could mean for the UK countryside has been released by the fracking industry.
Campaigns hot up over fracking in the East Midlands
The campaigns for and against fracking are in full swing in the area south of Sheffield after INEOS announced it would be applying for planning permission for shale gas exploration.
2016 onshore oil and gas drilling reaches near 50-year low
The number of onshore oil and gas wells drilled in the UK in 2016 was the lowest for nearly 50 years, according to data from the Oil and Gas Authority.
Work begins at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site
Cuadrilla announced this morning it was starting surface construction work at its shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road, near Little Plumpton in Lancashire.
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