Opponents celebrate refusal of permission for Broadford Bridge oil site
Campaigners against oil and gas operations across southern England gathered in celebration outside a site which was refused planning permission last week.
Campaigners against oil and gas operations across southern England gathered in celebration outside a site which was refused planning permission last week.
The UK’s second largest onshore oil production site has published proposals to increase its footprint by about a third and drill two new wells.
A West Sussex oil site that has been mothballed since 2018 has been refused more time.
Onshore oil production in the UK fell again in 2023, to the lowest level for more than 30 years.
Campaigners have called for a “blanket ban” on new oil and gas developments in new planning rules proposed for Hampshire.
Daily onshore gas production was up 168% in December 2023 compared with the previous month, with the resumption of production at Saltfleetby.
Campaigners have won the right to challenge a decision to allow new oil production at Biscathorpe in the Lincolnshire Wolds protected landscape.
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Partners in a scheme to produce oil and gas in East Yorkshire have announced what appear to be big changes to their plans.
The operator of Wytch Farm, the UK’s largest onshore oil field, has confirmed it plans to decommission one of its wells by 2027 and may decommission all by 2037.