Horse Hill applies for permit change to allow well testing
The operators of the Horse Hill exploratory oil site near Gatwick have applied to vary their environmental waste permit to allow them to test the well.
Anti-fracking campaigners defend their lock-on protest at Horse Hill
The risks posed by the oil industry justified a protest outside an exploratory drilling site near Gatwick airport, a court heard this morning.
Fracking protest trial hears allegation of assaults on campaigners
Two environmental campaigners allege they were assaulted during an anti-fracking protest outside the exploratory oil site at Horse Hill in Surrey last year.
“Gatwick gusher” former boss fails to give evidence at anti-fracking protest trial
The former head of the company exploring for oil near Gatwick failed to appear in court this morning to give evidence at the trial of two anti-fracking campaigners.
April 2015 fracking headlines
Our digest of last month’s about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas developments in the UK and around the world, including: Four National Parks suitable for fracking are also among the most popular and biggest tourist earners Sir Nicholas Soames says fracking in Sussex is silly but […]
David Lenigas promises Horse Hill flow testing in 2015 – campaigners predict opposition
Investors in the Horse Hill exploratory oil well near Horley in Surrey have hit back at media suggestions that the site has been suspended.
Horse Hill oil site operator applies for licence extension
The operator of tthe Horse Hill oil well, near Horley, in Surrey, has applied for a one-year extension to its drilling licence.
More testing needed to determine Horse Hill oil — Magellan
Magellan Petroleum, the American company with an interest in the Horse Hill well near Gatwick, has commented on the announcement about huge quantities of oil in the Weald made by its partner UK Oil & Gas Investments.
UK Oil & Gas clarification – “we don’t know how much oil is in the Weald”
UK Oil and Gas Investments, the company that claimed last week it had discovered 100bn barrels of oil in the Weald, announced this morning it doesn’t actually know how much oil there is.
Reaction to Horse Hill oil find announcement
Campaigners against oil and gas extraction, reacting to today’s news of a potentially large onshore oil field at Horse Hill in Surrey, called for a move away from fossil fuels.
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