Union Jack Oil adds to stake in Lincolnshire oil exploration
Union Jack Oil announced this morning it had increased its interest in the Biscathorpe oil site in Lincolnshire.
Australian mining group takes control of fracking firm Cuadrilla
An Australian mining group has almost doubled its stake in the UK shale gas company, Cuadrilla Resources.
Spending watchdog investigates costs of fracking
The potential cost to the public of decommissioning fracking sites is to be investigated by the government’s spending watchdog.
Lancs police use drones over Cuadrilla’s fracking site
Lancashire Police said today it was using drones to film the area around Cuadrilla’s fracking site.
Another oil company sells stake in Horse Hill
Solo Oil has announced it is selling its direct interest in the Horse Hill oil exploration site in Surrey.
INEOS adds to shale gas licence holdings
INEOS has increased its onshore exploration licence area in the UK to more than 1.2m acres, it announced this morning
Celtique pulls out of two new exploration licences in East Midlands
Egdon Resources announced today that it had taken over Celtique Energie’s interests in two oil and gas exploration licences.
UK Oil & Gas raises £4m for Weald operations
UK Oil & Gas Investments, one of the companies with interests in the Horse Hill exploratory oil well near Gatwick, has announced it is to invest an extra £4m in the Weald basin in southern England.
