Court date in challenge to approval of Horse Hill oil production
A Surrey resident is going to the High Court for the right to challenge the approval of 20 years of oil production at the Horse Hill site near Gatwick Airport.
Lorry plan for Surrey oil site is “unworkable” – campaign groups
A plan for lorry access to the Horse Hill oil site would threaten road safety and disturb local people, the Weald Action Group has complained.
18-month council road closures for new Rathlin Energy drilling site
Three roads in East Yorkshire could be closed for up to 18 months during work at an oil and gas site.
Date set for decisions on Ellesmere Port and Woodsetts shale gas appeals
Decisions on shale gas schemes at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire and Woodsetts in South Yorkshire will be issued within the next three months, the Planning Inspectorate has announced.
Ineos posts new injunction notices at proposed Woodsetts shale gas site
The shale gas company, Ineos, has installed new protest injunction notices at its proposed exploration site at Woodsetts in south Yorkshire.
Villagers seek more time to comment on Surrey drilling plans
Residents near a proposed oil and gas exploration site in Surrey are calling for an extension to the public consultation period on the scheme.
New oil drilling underway at Horse Hill
UK Oil & Gas plc has announced the start of drilling at its Horse Hill site near Gatwick Airport.
Licensing system criticised after two UKOG PEDLs extended
UK Oil & Gas confirmed today it had more time to drill in two southern England exploration licences, where no work has yet been carried out.
Angus conference call: Planning blunder forced company to reapply for Balcombe consent
Angus Energy could have avoided another planning application for its extended well test at Balcombe in West Sussex, the company admitted this evening.
Angus looks to sell Brockham after sidetrack found “uncommercial” without fracking
Angus Energy has said it is in talks to sell its stake in an oil production licence in Surrey after revealing that a controversial sidetrack well was unlikely to flow commercially without extra stimulation.
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