New questions as oil company rules out acid injection in Weald wells
An oil exploration company has said it will not inject dilute acid to stimulate flow at any of its wells in the Weald basin in southern England.
Europa to hand operation of Leith Hill oil exploration licence to UKOG
Europa Oil & Gas announced this morning it was transferring operation of the oil exploration licence around Leith Hill, near Dorking in Surrey.
Surrey residents report second earthquake in a week
People living near Newdigate in Surrey reported feeling another earth tremor this evening.
Oil production updates for Horse Hill and Lidsey
UK Oil & Gas plc has announced that production has resumed from the Portland oil formation at Horse Hill in Surrey.
UKOG statement: Markwells Wood abandoned and nine new wells planned by 2020
UKOG has confirmed it has abandoned its Markwells Wood site in the South Downs National Park. It has also given details of plans to drill nine new wells in southern England in the next two years.
Plans published for four more wells and 20 years of oil production at Horse Hill, Surrey
The expected planning application for four production wells at the Horse Hill oil site near Gatwick has been published.
UKOG publishes numbers from Horse Hill oil tests
The leading company behind exploration at the Horse Hill oil site near Gatwick said total production from the flow test so far had reached nearly 14,000 barrels.
