Oil company withdraws Dorset production plans – but promises new scheme with higher output
Plans for 20 years of oil production near a historic building in Dorset have been withdrawn after limited progress in more than three years.
UKOG accounts look beyond Weald oil and gas
UK Oil & Gas plc is investigating international oil and gas projects and renewable schemes at home, the company’s annual accounts said today.
Court sanctions Ineos over improper conduct in fracking protest injunction case
The shale gas company, Ineos Upstream, has been criticised by the High Court for “improper conduct” and “inexcusable delay” over its injunction against anti-fracking protests.
Breaking: UKOG gives up on oil drilling at Arreton, Isle of Wight
UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has announced it will not appeal against the refusal of planning permission for exploration near the village of Arreton on the Isle of Wight.
UK shale gas regulator refunds licence fees because of fracking moratorium
Shale gas companies have received refunds on their onshore licence fees because of the moratorium on fracking in England.
New name for oil and gas regulator
The Oil & Gas Authority became the North Sea Transition Authority, or NSTA, this morning.
Fracking debate returns to Blackpool
As the government prepares to announce its energy security strategy, campaigners came to Blackpool to voice the arguments about the future of fracking.
Campaigners rebut IGas shale gas claims for Misson
Opponents of fracking for shale gas have dismissed comments made by IGas about the role of its Misson site in Nottinghamshire in solving the energy crisis.
Anti-fracking campaign to join protest outside Tory conference
Anti-fracking groups are expected to converge on Blackpool tomorrow for a protest outside the Conservative Party’s spring conference.
Three more years for East Yorkshire oil site
Councillors have overwhelmingly backed a time extension at Rathlin Energy’s West Newton-B exploration site in East Yorkshire.
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