“Woefully inadequate” regulation of UK onshore oil and gas risks environmental damage – new study
Regulation of the UK onshore shale industry is “lax, fragmented and frequently incompetent”, a new study has concluded.
IGas acquires geothermal firm
Redundant oil and gas wells could be used for geothermal energy, the would-be fracking company, IGas, said in an announcement this morning.
August 2020 headlines
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IGas to revisit spending plans as oil price rises
The exploration and production company, IGas, said today it was reviewing its capital spending plans with the increase in the oil price.
OGA has no powers over clean-up of onshore oil and gas sites – court told
The regulator of the oil and gas industry has no power to secure decommissioning of onshore sites, the High Court heard today.
July 2020 headlines
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Investor prepares to buy UK onshore oil and gas company
A UK onshore oil and gas company could be bought up by the investment company Metal NRG by the end of the summer.
Union Jack promotes “green credentials” of West Newton
The amount of carbon that would be emitted during any future oil production at West Newton in East Yorkshire would be smaller than the UK onshore average, according to the conclusions of a study announced today.
Ineos awarded drilling permits in Texas shale
Official documents confirm that an Ineos company has been awarded permits to drill the Texas shale.
“Oil prices to remain low and very volatile”
The former head of BP and the fracking firm Cuadrilla has warned that oil prices will remain low for “some considerable time”.
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