Mass support for windfall tax on oil and gas companies
More than three-quarters of people want a windfall tax on fossil fuel companies, according to a national survey published today.
Union Jack Oil adds to stake in Lincolnshire oil exploration
Union Jack Oil announced this morning it had increased its interest in the Biscathorpe oil site in Lincolnshire.
UKOG announces plan to boost production from “Gatwick Gusher”
UK Oil & Gas said today it would reperforate the Portland section of its first well at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey.
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.
UKOG issues 1/3 billion new shares
UK Oil & Gas, the company behind the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey, has issued a total of 348 million shares in the past week.
Updated: Cuadrilla to pay “few hundred pounds” for homes said to be damaged by fracking tremor
Cuadrilla has said it will make small goodwill payments to people living near its Lancashire shale gas site who said their homes were damaged by the UK’s largest fracking-induced tremor in August.
Cuadrilla sent office staff to check property damage from UK’s biggest fracking earth tremor
Initial assessments of damage caused by the UK’s largest fracking-induced earth tremor were made by staff from the Cuadrilla’s headquarters, not professional surveyors or insurance experts.
Centrica payment puts Cuadrilla in profit
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, has recorded an annual profit for the first time following a multi-million dollar payment from partner, Centrica.
240+ households share Cuadrilla’s shale gas community payment
Cuadrilla said this morning more than 240 households living near its Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool have received a share of a £100,000 community benefit payment.
Gloucestershire votes against fracking again
Councillors in Gloucestershire have supported a motion repeating their opposition to fracking in the county. They also condemned individual payments to people in fracking areas and calling for a review of Government policy on the issue.
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