Village reaches funding target for Appeal Court challenge to Balcombe oil test
Residents in the West Sussex village of Balcombe have raised enough money to go to the Court of Appeal in their campaign against oil exploration in the village.
Supreme Court oil site operates without permission
The onshore well site at the centre of a recent landmark legal judgement has continued to produce oil, according to official data, even though it has no planning permission.
Sarah Finch judgement impacts North Sea oil and gas
The implications of a landmark legal challenge about climate emissions from onshore oil have spread to the offshore industry.
Waddock Cross licence gets five-year extension
The licence containing the mothballed Waddock Cross oil field in Dorset has been granted a five-year extension by the industry regulator.
Loxley drilling deadline extended again
The deadline to start drilling a gas exploration well in Surrey has been extended again.
2 onshore oil and gas wells drilled in 2023 – official data
Just two onshore oil and gas wells were drilled in 2023 – and one of them has already been abandoned. This is despite government policy to “max out” domestic resources.
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Cuadrilla back in the red, value of shale gas assets to be cut
Cuadrilla’s Australian owner is to cut the value of UK shale gas exploration assets, following the reinstatement of the moratorium on fracking in England last year.
Labour to phase out onshore oil and gas as well as North Sea
Labour’s policy to end oil and gas exploration in the North Sea will also apply onshore, the party has said.
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