Oil company withdraws Dorset production plans – but promises new scheme with higher output
Plans for 20 years of oil production near a historic building in Dorset have been withdrawn after limited progress in more than three years.
Dorset oil site continues to vent hundreds of tonnes of methane
Hundreds of tonnes of climate-warming methane is being released into the atmosphere by the UK’s longest continuously producing onshore oil well, despite curbs ordered by the environmental regulator.
Egdon gives details of Wressle plans for 2022
The operator of the Wressle oil site in North Lincolnshire said well testing would be completed early next year.
COP26: China and US agree on climate cooperation
In a surprise announcement, China and the US have agreed on climate cooperation over the next decade.
COP26: Oil and gas producers targeted in methane-cutting pledge signed by 105 countries
A US/EU initiative to cut the powerful greenhouse gas, methane, will focus on the oil and gas industry, it was revealed today.
Investigation: “Significant” methane emissions recorded at UK onshore oil sites
Researchers have discovered significant emissions of methane, the powerful and invisible greenhouse gas, at onshore oil sites across England.
Rapid cuts to methane leaks at oil and gas sites needed to meet climate targets – IEA
Cutting methane emissions from oil and gas sites is vital to limiting global warming to 1.5C, the International Energy Agency said today.
Blue hydrogen could be 20% worse for climate than methane – new study
A new study has found that hydrogen made from fossil fuels could delay UK decarbonisation.
IGas accused of “misleading” Bletchingley over hydrogen plans
A resident in the Surrey village of Bletchingley has accused fossil fuel company IGas of “misleading greenwash” over its plans for a local hydrogen production site.
IGas names second hydrogen site in Surrey
IGas has revealed it wants to produce hydrogen from methane at its Bletchingley site in Surrey.
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