The government said today there was no evidence of risk from lower volume fracking. This suggests, for the first time, that the government’s proposed ban on fracking will not include lower-volume processes, such as proppant squeeze.
The government has been urged to withdraw the licence for oil operations at Balcombe in West Sussex because of the risk of water pollution.
2024 UK onshore oil production fell for the 11th consecutive year to the lowest level for 37 years, according to official data published this week.
Onshore oil production in the UK in 2022 slumped to the lowest level since 1989.
Key figures Barrels per day (bopd): 13,855Mar 2021 14,194 bopdFeb 2021 14,491 bopdJan 2021 14,794 bopd
Key figures Barrels per day (bopd): 14,194(February 2021 14,491 bopd, January 2021 14,794 bopd)
MPs have promised to monitor how quickly the government implements recommendations of the UK’s citizens’ assembly on climate change.
Opposition to fracking has reached a record high of 45%, according to a quarterly government survey of public attitudes.
Egdon Resources has said it is cutting costs because low oil prices following the coronavirus outbreak have hit profitability in its fields.
Opposition to fracking reached 44%, a record high, in the latest government survey of public attitudes to shale gas.
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