Court date set for legal challenge over oil and gas clean-up costs
A legal challenge against the oil and gas industry regulator will be heard at the High Court next month (July 2020).
Shale gas companies get more time to explore
Operators of a third of the UK’s newest onshore shale gas licences have been given more time for exploration.
“Fracking moratorium more likely to be reversed by politics than science”
Updated 24 April 2020 The investment bank, VSA Capital, has hinted that politics, rather than science, could overturn the moratorium on onshore fracking in England.
2019 UK onshore oil production continues downward trend
UK onshore oil production fell in 2019 to its lowest point for eight years, official data has revealed.
Campaigner seeks legal challenge over ownership change of fracking firm Cuadrilla
A government agency has been accused of acting unlawfully in the way it dealt with the change of ownership of the fracking firm, Cuadrilla.
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.
UKOG announces OGA production consent for Horse Hill oil site
UKOG has announced that it has consent for long-term production from its Horse Hill site in Surrey from the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA).
Operation to find water source in Horse Hill well delayed to next month
No equipment to identify the source of formation water in the new well at Horse Hill was available in the UK or Europe until next month, the main investor in the Surrey site said today.
Who drilled where in 2019?
The number of onshore oil and gas wells drilled in the UK in 2019 was up slightly on 2018, which was a 68-year low for the industry. This year, operators spudded (began drilling) four, or possibly five wells, depending on how you count your wells.
OGA approves transfer of Saltfleetby to Angus
Angus Energy has outlined plans for the Saltfleetby gas site in Lincolnshire after approval of its acquisition of a 51% stake.
