Rishi Sunak’s delay to decarbonisation of buildings and vehicles will make it harder for the UK to meet its emissions targets, the government’s climate advisor said this afternoon.
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New monthly high for gas production at Saltfleetby, pushing up UK onshore volumes in July 2023 to the highest level for four years. Oil production was down at Wressle, the UK’s newest onshore field.
Rathlin Energy, the company which runs oil and gas sites in East Yorkshire, is seeking extra funding to pay for drilling and testing obligations.
Today’s approval to extract oil from the UK’s largest undeveloped field could be heading for the courts.
Oil-based drilling muds will be allowed on a new well in East Yorkshire, one of the companies involved said this morning.
Two climate protesters glued themselves this morning to the delivery entrance of a Cambridge university research centre, run by the world’s largest oilfield services group, SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger.
The Scottish government has accepted it breached climate commitments and has pledged to start “urgent work” on a remedy.
Rishi Sunak’s delays to net zero targets have divided his party, united industry with environment and attracted criticism from the government’s climate advisor.
Union Jack announced this morning it was buying a 3% stake in Beacon Energy plc, an onshore oil and gas company with assets in Germany.
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