UKOG announces solution to formation water problem at Horse Hill
UK Oil & Gas plc has announced it has successfully shut-off the source of formation water that entered an oil well at its Horse Hill site in Surrey.
Campaigners challenge judge’s block to judicial review of Surrey oil production
Opponents of the Horse Hill oil site near Gatwick airport are seeking to overturn the decision of a High Court judge.
Angus counts on production at Saltfleetby and Balcombe
Production at Angus Energy’s Saltfleetby gasfield and oil flow at Balcombe would “mark a turnaround in the group’s fortunes” and bring “material cash flow for the first time”, the company said today.
Activists urge UN to ban fracking
Campaigners from Europe and North America have met a senior member of the United Nations to call for a ban on fracking.
Anti-fracking campaign opposes government plan to outlaw unauthorised camps
Government proposals to criminalise unauthorised camps would undermine freedom to protest against fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry, campaigners have argued.
Bid published to change permit for West Newton well test
The Environment Agency has published an application to revise the rules for a well test at Rathlin Energy’s oil and gas site at West Newton in East Yorkshire.
March 2020 headlines
You can keep up with the news here with our digest of headlines about UK fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas, updated daily.
March 2020 diary
Events in March 2020 and beyond about UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and campaigning
Regulator objects to second oil plan over failure to assess risk to water
The Environment Agency has objected to plans to drill for oil in Dorset because there was no assessment of the risk to water.
Scottish government proposes to re-open public inquiry into Ineos coal gas plans
Scottish government officials are suggesting that an inquiry into drilling for coal bed methane that closed six years ago should re-open.
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