Union Jack £1m loan for Wressle oil site – workover rig expected in New Year
Union Jack Oil announced this morning it is to lend £1m to Egdon Resources, the operator of the Wressle oil site in north Lincolnshire.
Campaigner takes council to court over Horse Hill oil production – day 1 judicial review
Surrey County Council was challenged today at the High Court over its approval of two decades of oil extraction near Gatwick Airport.
Picture post: Vigil at Horse Hill
Opponents of oil production in Surrey gathered to decorate fencing outside the Horse Hill site this morning as a legal challenge began at the High Court.
“Hydrogen no justification for oil and gas expansion” – new paper
The use of hydrogen to help meet UK carbon targets does not justify an expansion of the onshore oil and gas industry, campaigners said today.
Egdon plans for drilling and oil production at Biscathorpe
Egdon Resources has announced plans for a new well and oil production at its site at Biscathorpe in Lincolnshire.
Test underway on Horse Hill well
UK Oil & Gas has said one of its wells at Horse Hill in Surrey is being tested to find out whether recent work has successfully increased oil flows.
November 2020 headlines
You can keep up with November’s news here with our digest of headlines about UK fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas, updated daily.
Production slide continues at Horse Hill
A steady fall in oil production has continued at UKOG’s Horse Hill site in Surrey, according to the latest monthly official data released today.
Minister and Friends of the Earth join legal challenge over Horse Hill oil production
A government minister and an environmental organisation are to participate in a legal challenge over the climate effects of oil production at a site in Surrey.
Traffic arrangements approved for Horse Hill drilling and oil production scheme
Plans for new drilling and long-term oil production at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey cleared another hurdle today.
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