Autumn 2021 diary
DrillOrDrop’s diary of events in autumn 2021 affecting the UK onshore oil and gas industry and campaigns about it.
Alba exits Brockham licence
Alba Mineral Resources has disposed of its 5% stake in the Brockham oil licence in Surrey.
IGas announces two hydrogen schemes in Surrey
IGas has unveiled plans to produce hydrogen from methane at two of its sites in Surrey.
Time’s up for Ineos at Harthill shale gas site
Planning consent has run out at Ineos’s shale gas site at Harthill in South Yorkshire.
Views sought on UKOG oil drilling plans on Isle of Wight
A public consultation opened today on the environmental impact of plans to revive oil exploration on the Isle of Wight.
Saltfleetby: approval and dispute
Plans for the Saltfleetby gas field in Lincolnshire have got the go-ahead from the Oil & Gas Authority, the operator Angus Energy reported yesterday (9/6/2021).
Rathlin’s 25-year oil drilling plans “not likely to have significant effects on the environment”, says minister
Plans by Rathlin Energy for long-term oil production at a site in East Yorkshire do not need a detailed environmental study, a government minister has ruled.
Rathlin pledges to cut daily tanker numbers in West Newton plan
Rathlin Energy has said it will reduce the daily number of tankers visiting its proposed oil production site in East Yorkshire, in response to public concerns.
Updated: Planners seek more details on national importance of Egdon’s Biscathorpe oil plans
Planners in Lincolnshire have said an oil company has failed to prove that its proposals for drilling and production in a protected landscape are in the national interest.
Latest UK onshore oil production data: February 2021
Key figures 53,165 tonnes (January 2021 60,083), 64,507 m3 (January 2021 72,911), 14,491 barrels of oil per day (January 2021 14,794)
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