UKOG reveals reasons for Weald licence surrender
An official report by UK Oil & Gas plc reveals why it gave up a licence to develop hydrocarbons in parts of Surrey and West Sussex.
Updated: Council will not defend Wressle expansion challenge
The council that approved plans for expansion of the Wressle oil and gas site near Scunthorpe will not defend a legal challenge, it was reported this morning.
Go-ahead for Wressle expansion – two new wells and small-scale fracks
Planners at North Lincolnshire Council have granted planning permission for more drilling and small-scale fracking in an expansion of the Wressle oil site near Scunthorpe.
Expansion plans published for Wressle oil site
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.
May 2023 headlines
Keep up to date with May 2023’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
Update on Poole Harbour oil leak: compensation, clean-up, produced water and wildlife
Perenco will pay for damage, minister tells peers
Major incident at Poole Harbour after oil pipeline leak
A major incident has been declared at Poole Harbour in Dorset after a leak from a pipeline from the Wytch Farm oil field.
Albury: Planners oppose second Surrey hydrogen plan
Another scheme to produce hydrogen from methane in Surrey has been opposed by county council planners.
Grid can take Loxley gas – UKOG
The gas network could accept potential supplies from UKOG’s proposed site in Surrey, the company said today.
Updated: New sidetrack well planned for Whisby oil field
Plans for a new sidetrack production well at the Whisby oilfield are being considered by Lincolnshire planners.
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