UKOG sells Horse Hill stake in £1m deal
UK Oil & Gas is selling its stake in the troubled Horse Hill production site and licence, the company’s last remaining hydrocarbon interest.
UK Oil & Gas is selling its stake in the troubled Horse Hill production site and licence, the company’s last remaining hydrocarbon interest.
The campaign group behind a landmark legal judgement on carbon emissions has criticised official advice to government on the climate impact of onshore oil and gas.
Expansion of the Wressle oil site near Scunthorpe would result in more than one million tonnes of climate-damaging greenhouse gases, documents have revealed. But the developer, Egdon Resources, has said the proposal would not have a significant impact on climate change.
Publication of plans to restart oil production at Horse Hill – suspended after a landmark Supreme Court ruling – is unlikely for several weeks.
The campaigner challenging consent for lower-volume fracking in East Yorkshire has added a new ground to his case.
The company behind the suspended oil site that is subject of a landmark Supreme Court ruling has reported declining assets and revenue.
The environmental campaigner who secured a landmark Supreme Court judgement on oil and gas emissions has won a prestigious international award.
Fracking for UK onshore oil and gas hit the headlines again during 2025.