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)
June 2021 headlines
Keep up with June 2021’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
Updated: Climate activists blockade BP Hamble oil terminal
BP’s Hamble oil terminal near Southampton has been blocked by Extinction Rebellion climate campaigners
MPs reject Labour call for full ban on fracking in England
Labour’s bid to ban fracking in England was defeated in parliament this afternoon. The party’s amendment to the Environment Bill was rejected by 357 votes to 216.
Updated: Court orders Shell to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030
A landmark legal challenge has forced Royal Dutch Shell to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to meet global climate goals.
Environmental campaigner joins gas company board to develop renewables
A former would-be fracking company has appointed a leading opponent as a director to help it go green.
