North Sea Transition Authority – Page 8

UK onshore oil sites continue to emit methane, research reveals

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 28, 2022 • ( 22 Comments )

The climate-damaging gas methane is still being released at English onshore oil sites, a year after researchers revealed the problem.

Cuadrilla’s fracking site should be abandoned – campaigners

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 31, 2022 • ( 36 Comments )

Anti-fracking groups in Lancashire are calling on the government and regulators to order the permanent plugging and abandonment of wells at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site.

UK oil and gas production set to miss emissions target in 2030

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 21, 2022 • ( 9 Comments )

Carbon emissions from UK oil and gas production fell by more than a fifth from 2018-21, the industry regulator said in a report published today. But the sector is not on course to meet its emissions reduction target in 2030 and carbon pollution per gallon of oil actually […]

Latest onshore oil production – June 2022

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 20, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

DrillOrDrop’s review of the latest UK onshore oil data for June 2022: daily onshore oil production was still at historically low levels, despite increasing oil prices.

Cuadrilla plans to extend life of fracking site by two years

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 19, 2022 • ( 4 Comments )

The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, has taken the first step to extending the life of its suspended fracking site near Blackpool.

Latest UK onshore oil production data – March 2022

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 1, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

DrillOrDrop’s review of the latest UK onshore oil data for March 2022: daily production down below 14,000 barrels

Further approval of waste water reinjection at Horse Hill oil well

By Ruth Hayhurst on May 16, 2022 • ( 98 Comments )

The industry regulator has approved the use of an oil well at Horse Hill in Surrey for disposal of waste water, the site’s parent company announced today.