Horse Hill monthly oil production falls to record low
Official oil production at the Horse Hill site in Surrey has fallen to its lowest level so far, according to monthly data released today.
70-year low for 2020 UK onshore oil and gas drilling
The number of onshore oil and gas wells drilled in the UK in 2020 fell to a 70-year low.
What to watch in 2021
DrillOrDrop reviews what might happen in 2021 to UK onshore fracking and other oil and gas developments.
2020 review of the year
2020 was a frack free year in the UK because the shale gas industry failed to persuade ministers to lift blocks on the process.
Breaking: Surrey campaigner loses legal fight over climate effects of 20-years of oil production at Horse Hill
An environmental campaigner has failed in her legal challenge about the climate effects of long-term oil extraction near Gatwick Airport.
UKOG to appeal against refusal of Loxley gas exploration plans
As expected, UK Oil & Gas plc has announced it is to appeal against the refusal of planning permission for gas exploration at its proposed Loxley well site near Dunsfold in Surrey.
Guest post: Fractured fracking ambitions
Stuart Haszeldine, Professor of Geology at the University of Edinburgh, reviews new research on fracking-induced earthquakes, released yesterday by the Oil & Gas Authority. The studies analysed hydraulic fracturing at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool and concluded that induced seismicity was difficult to predict […]
Pictures: West Newton rig removed
The drilling rig at Rathlin Energy’s West Newton B wellsite in East Yorkshire has been taken down.
Energy White Paper “challenges oil and gas to cut emissions”
The government’s long-awaited Energy White Paper, published today, warned the oil and gas sector it “must go considerably faster in reducing its own carbon footprint or risk losing its social licence to operate”.
Updated: Fracking earthquakes are unpredictable and could damage buildings – new research
The government is standing by its moratorium on fracking in England after new research concluded that induced earthquakes were hard to predict and manage.
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