Autumn-winter 2023 diary
DrillOrDrop’s diary of events in autumn-winter 2023 involving the UK onshore oil and gas industry and campaigns about it.
Revealed: timetable for plugging Cuadrilla’s fracked wells
Cuadrilla’s fracked shale gas wells in Lancashire should be decommissioned in six months. But the company’s deadline depends on the availability of a rig.
Star Energy selling two potential drilling sites in Cheshire
Two plots of land, acquired by Star Energy companies for gas drilling near Chester, are being sold.
Breaking: Cuadrilla ordered to abandon Lancashire fracked wells
The UK’s only fracked horizontal shale gas wells must be decommissioned, the industry regulator said today.
Egdon transfers Cloughton shale gas licence to Europa
Egdon Resources has confirmed the transfer of the operation of its Cloughton shale and tight gas licence to Europa Oil & Gas.
Updated: UKOG announces farmout for Horse Hill oil site
UK Oil & Gas has announced plans to farmout work at its oil production site at Horse Hill in Surrey.
New pumps predicted to increase Horndean oil by 7 barrels a day
Oil production at the IGas field at Horndean in Hampshire is expected to rise this year following the introduction of new pumps, one of the partners has said.
Second recent probe into alleged failures to meet licence obligations
The oil and gas industry regulator has began another investigation into the suspected failure of a company to comply with licence obligations.
2022 UK onshore oil production sinks to lowest level for 34 years
Onshore oil production in the UK in 2022 slumped to the lowest level since 1989.
Offshore flaring halves in four years but onshore hits record high
Flaring in the North Sea has halved in the past four years, the industry regulator announced today. But analysis by DrillOrDrop shows that flaring at onshore fields reached record levels in 2022.
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