Angus Energy’s gas site at Saltfleetby reached record levels for a second consecutive month since production resumed last year. This helped push the onshore contribution to total UK gas production to its highest level for a year.
The West Sussex village that saw a summer of anti-fracking protests 10 years ago has taken the government to court over oil testing.
The executive chair of Angus Energy, George Lucan, is to step down next month.
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DrillOrDrop’s review of the latest UK onshore production data, for April 2023, reveals a big drop in monthly production from the largest field at Wytch Farm. This cut the UK’s total monthly onshore oil volumes by more than half.
Gas production at Saltfleetby in Lincolnshire helped to generate revenue of nearly £16.5m for Angus Energy in the six months to March 2023. This compared to £27,000 for the same period in 2022.
Balcombe residents will be at the High Court in London next month for their legal challenge to the government go-ahead for oil testing in their village.
DrillOrDrop’s review of the latest UK onshore production data for February 2023 reveals rising daily oil production but falls at the newest producing field at Wressle. Lower gas production at Saltfleetby contributed to falls in the UK onshore gas total.
DrillOrDrop’s review of the latest UK onshore production data for January 2023 reveals another record month for flaring at oil fields. For the first time in this series of articles, we’ve added data on onshore gas production.
Residents have submitted their legal case over an extended test at the Balcombe oil site in West Sussex.
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