Flaring in the North Sea has halved in the past four years, the industry regulator announced today. But analysis by DrillOrDrop shows that flaring at onshore fields reached record levels in 2022.
DrillOrDrop’s review of the latest UK onshore oil data for November 2022 reveals the third consecutive monthly fall in daily production, halving output at Wressle and another record high for onshore flaring
Routine flaring on oil and gas fields should be banned by 2025, a review of the government’s net zero strategy has concluded.
A cross-party committee of MPs has called for flaring on UK oil and gas fields to be banned in the next two years.
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DrillOrDrop’s review of the latest UK onshore oil data for July 2022: daily production falls at Wytch Farm to the lowest level for 10 years and the Gatwick Gusher slows to a trickle.
The Horse Hill oil site in Surrey has been granted permission to pump waste water underground.
The Environment Agency is seeking public comments on its expected approval of a wide range of new operations at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey.
Researchers have discovered significant emissions of methane, the powerful and invisible greenhouse gas, at onshore oil sites across England.
The Environment Agency has approved new rules for work at the West Newton-B oil and gas site in East Yorkshire.
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