Dorset planners back expansion at suspended oil site
Officials have supported plans for more drilling and oil production at a mothballed site in rural Dorset.
Campaigners pledge to fight future oil production in Balcombe
Opponents of oil operations in the West Sussex village of Balcombe have vowed to fight any future proposals for production, despite losing a recent legal challenge.
Officials back plans to import wastewater to Brockham oil site
Planners are supporting proposals to tanker wastewater from oil wells in southern England to inject into site in a Surrey village to boost production.
UKOG gets more time for Loxley gas drilling
The industry regulator has given UK Oil & Gas plc more time to drill a gas well near the village of Dunsfold in Surrey, the company has announced.
A J Lucas raises funds for PNR frack site – and the prospect of 72 wells drilled from single pad
Cuadrilla’s major investor, A J Lucas, has said up to 72 lateral wells could be drilled from a shale gas site like Preston New Road, near Blackpool.
Angus looks to sell Brockham after sidetrack found “uncommercial” without fracking
Angus Energy has said it is in talks to sell its stake in an oil production licence in Surrey after revealing that a controversial sidetrack well was unlikely to flow commercially without extra stimulation.
Cuadrilla calls for new approach to fracking earthquake rules
Cuadrilla called today for changes to the regulations on seismicity induced by fracking to take account of ground vibration.
Angus announces early results of Balcombe well test
Angus Energy said this morning its Balcombe oil well in West Sussex had flowed at rates of 853 and 1,587 barrels of oil per day in tests. But the company said it had encountered unexpected water and ran out of time to do more than two tests because […]
Flow tests underway at “Gatwick Gusher” oil site at Horse Hill
The leading partner behind the Horse Hill exploration site in Surrey has confirmed that operations have begun to test the flow of oil.
Updated: 150-day flow tests expected to start soon at Horse Hill + UKOG announces £5.5m share placing
The leading company behind exploration at the so-called “Gatwick Gusher” oil site has said all the consents are now in place to allow extended flow testing to begin “shortly”.
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