Perenco fined record £225,000 for breaching venting limit
The company that runs Wytch Farm, the UK’s largest onshore oilfield, has been fined a record sum for releasing gas without permission.
Breaking: “Enough is enough” – councillors call time on UKOG’s Broadford Bridge oil site
A West Sussex oil site that has been mothballed since 2018 has been refused more time.
Campaigners get go-ahead for legal challenge against oil extraction in Lincolnshire Wolds
Campaigners have won the right to challenge a decision to allow new oil production at Biscathorpe in the Lincolnshire Wolds protected landscape.
Norwegian campaigners secure historic win on key issue at centre of Horse Hill landmark legal challenge
The arguments at the centre of a landmark legal challenge to UK onshore oil production have secured a separate historic court win against the Norwegian government.
Oil company accused of “clutching at tea leaves” to avoid restoring Broadford Bridge site
A company that wants to delay restoration of an oil well to explore using geothermal heat for tea growing has been accused of “clutching at tea leaves”.
Plans for two new wells confirmed for Wressle oil site
The UK’s newest onshore oil production site has confirmed it is planning two new wells.
Equipment arrives to decommission Misson shale gas site
Equipment to plug and abandon the mothballed well at a shale gas site in north Nottinghamshire was delivered this morning.
West Newton drilling set for autumn 2023
A horizontal gas well at an East Yorkshire site is due to be drilled this autumn, the operator said today.
Villagers launch court challenge over Balcombe oil test
Residents have submitted their legal case over an extended test at the Balcombe oil site in West Sussex.
Updated: Legal challenge to Dunsfold gas drilling gets go-ahead
The High Court has given the go-ahead to a legal challenge against gas drilling near the Surrey village of Dunsfold.
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