Water reinjection permitted at Horse Hill
The Horse Hill oil site in Surrey has been granted permission to pump waste water underground.
The Horse Hill oil site in Surrey has been granted permission to pump waste water underground.
Plans to revive oil production at a small site in the Surrey greenbelt were approved this morning.
UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has announced it will not appeal against the refusal of planning permission for exploration near the village of Arreton on the Isle of Wight.
A public consultation is now underway into plans by Angus Energy to produce oil for 15 years from a well in Surrey’s greenbelt.
Angus Energy has revealed plans to produce oil from an existing well at its Brockham site near Dorking in Surrey.
Oil exploration plans on the Isle of Wight would “make the best use” of mineral resources in the transition to a low carbon future, the company behind the proposals has said. But local campaigners have disputed the arguments and said they should be rejected.
The main investor at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey has announced plans for two new production wells.
Angus Energy has said it intends to return to its Balcombe oil exploration site in West Sussex later this year.
UK Oil & Gas has said it could stimulate or sidetrack its second oil well at Horse Hill in Surrey to achieve long-term production.
Dunsfold residents have welcomed a county council vote to refuse plans to drill near their Surrey village.