Lincolnshire updates oil and gas planning policy
Lincolnshire is seeking views on a new blueprint for oil and gas planning for the next 15 years.
Plans to expand production at Salfleetby gas field
Angus Energy is seeking permission to drill up to four new wells at the UK’s largest onshore producing gas field.
Date for Supreme Court judgement on landmark climate case
The Supreme Court will hand down its judgment next week on the landmark legal challenge brought by environmental campaigner, Sarah Finch, against Surrey County Council.
“Unlawful” decision on Lincolnshire oil production plans challenged at the High Court
The decision to approve oil production in the Lincolnshire Wolds area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) was unlawful, the High Court heard today.
Summer 2024 diary
DrillOrDrop’s diary of events in summer 2024 involving the UK onshore oil and gas industry and campaigns about it.
Waddock Cross licence gets five-year extension
The licence containing the mothballed Waddock Cross oil field in Dorset has been granted a five-year extension by the industry regulator.
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.
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.
Council planners back two more years at Broadford Bridge oil site
The life of a mothballed exploration site should be extended for another two years to allow an oil company to review data from two other wells in southern England, council planners have recommended.
Updated: UKOG pushes ahead with share plan to raise money for Loxley gas site
UK Oil & Gas has revived a bid to reorganise its share capital, needed to raise money for future projects, including a gas site in Surrey.
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