The UK onshore industry needs to raise money to plug and abandon hundreds of redundant oil wells as part of the energy transition, Angus Energy’s chief executive told DrillOrDrop.
Almost two-thirds of the gas flared onshore in the UK in May 2024 was from one site, at Singleton in West Sussex. Three fields were responsible for more than half the gas vented onshore.
Angus Energy is seeking permission to drill up to four new wells at the UK’s largest onshore producing gas field.
Conservative ministers failed to act to meet UK climate targets, government advisors warned today.
Production fell at Wressle, the UK’s newest onshore oil producer, but rose at Saltfleetby, the country’s largest onshore gas producer.
New oil and gas projects will be more difficult, campaigners said today, following a landmark win at the Supreme Court.
Analysis by DrillOrDrop reveals that the West Newton oil and gas field in East Yorkshire has seen more than 15 years of delays, missed deadlines and changing plans.
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UK onshore daily oil production was down 6% in March 2024, compared with the previous month. This reflects production falls at Wytch Farm, the country’s biggest onshore producer.
Angus Energy has announced oil is flowing at its Brockham field in Surrey.
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