Regulator promises “flexibility” on compliance and licences during coronavirus
The Oil & Gas Authority has said it is working with the industry during the covid-19 outbreak to safeguard energy supply and jobs.
The petroleum licence which saw drilling for oil in Woodburn Forest in Northern Ireland has been relinquished.
Angus Energy has said it will seek a five-year extension to its oil production licence at Brockham in Surrey.
Third Energy, the company behind plans to frack in North Yorkshire, has announced it now has no immediate shale gas plans.
The moratorium on fracking, along with planning delays and weak commodity prices are a challenge for the future, Egdon Resources has concluded
The exploration site at West Newton, north of Hull, has more oil than previously estimated, investors in the site said today.
A campaigner from North Yorkshire is seeking to raise £10,000 to take the oil and gas regulator to court over who pays for decommissioning.
IGas has been granted extra time for exploration work in six oil and gas licences awarded three years ago.
Anti-fracking campaigners are to protest against Ineos during the Tour of Britain cycle race tomorrow (14 September 2019) by wearing devil masks of the company’s billionaire owner, Jim Ratcliffe.
UK Oil & Gas confirmed today it had more time to drill in two southern England exploration licences, where no work has yet been carried out.