Angus updates on reinjection at Brockham and sidetrack at Lidsey
A decision on proposals to reinject wastewater at the Brockham oil site in Surrey is expected next month (September), the site operator, Angus Energy has said.
More time for UKOG drilling at Horse Hill
Regulators have given UK Oil & Gas plc more time to drill at the Horse Hill site in Surrey, the company announced today.
“Disappointing” pause on UKOG’s Turkish well
Work has paused on UKOG’s Turkish well after the drilling assembly became stuck.
Angus Energy to appeal against Balcombe oil test refusal
The operator of the controversial Balcombe oil site in West Sussex has said it intends to appeal against the rejection of its well test.
Road to UKOG’s Dunsfold drilling site “inherently unsuitable”, inquiry told
The route to a proposed gas exploration site in Surrey is unsuitable for the large lorries needed to deliver equipment, a public inquiry heard today.
UKOG drilling plans would be “outlandish” in a sensitive landscape, inquiry told
Proposals to explore for gas near a Surrey village would harm the beauty, tranquillity and openness of the surrounding landscape, an inquiry heard this afternoon.
Council accused of “exaggeration” and “after-thought” at Dunsfold drilling inquiry
Surrey County Council exaggerated the value of the landscape around a proposed site for gas exploration, the company behind the scheme has claimed.
Wressle small-scale frack successful – Egdon
A controversial operation to improve oil flow at a site in Lincolnshire has been successful, the operator said this morning.
UKOG Dunsfold drilling site would have “adverse impacts” on “highly valued landscape”, day 2 of inquiry told
UKOG’s proposed gas drilling site near Dunsfold in Surrey would have “direct adverse impacts” on a “highly valued landscape”, a public inquiry heard today.
News updates: Loxley/Dunsfold drilling inquiry – Day 2 UKOG landscape evidence
This post has news updates from the second morning of the public inquiry into plans by UK Oil & Gas plc to drill exploratory gas wells near the village of Dunsfold in Surrey.
DRILL OR DROP? 