Council urged to rethink ruling on West Newton drilling plans
A council in East Yorkshire is being urged to reconsider its decision on whether proposals to expand an oil site need an extensive environmental study.
Judge “radically scales back” UKOG protest injunction
A High Court judge has approved major cuts to one of England’s widest-ranging injunctions against protests at oil and gas sites.
BBC fined £28,000 for contempt of court after broadcasting footage of Horse Hill court hearing
The BBC has been fined £28,000 for broadcasting six seconds of recorded video of the online High Court case about oil production at Horse Hill in Surrey.
Horse Hill oil production drops during workover – latest data
The impact of an operation to improve oil flows at one of the UK’s newest production wells has been revealed in the most recent data.
Details on new production wells and water reinjection at Horse Hill – UKOG
The main investor at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey has announced plans for two new production wells.
Updated: Formal approval of UKOG’s Turkish acquisition
UK Oil & Gas plc announced this morning its 50% acquisition in the Basur-Resan oil licence in south east Turkey has been officially approved. The company said it was now a named party on the licence.
Horse Hill protest case dropped “in the public interest”
Two campaigners who locked themselves together outside the Horse Hill oil site near Gatwick Airport more than a year ago will not be prosecuted.
January 2021 headlines
Keep up with January’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
Horse Hill monthly oil production falls to record low
Official oil production at the Horse Hill site in Surrey has fallen to its lowest level so far, according to monthly data released today.
2020 review of the year
2020 was a frack free year in the UK because the shale gas industry failed to persuade ministers to lift blocks on the process.
