Centrica plans battery storage at HQ of former fracking company
The UK’s biggest energy supplier, Centrica, has announced plans to turn the site of a former gas-fired power station in North Yorkshire into a battery storage plant.
Horse Hill crude oil storage plan approved
Surrey County Council has granted planning permission for the storage of more than 100 tonnes of crude oil at the Horse Hill production site near Gatwick.
UKOG to farm out Surrey gas exploration
Drilling for gas near a Surrey village will be funded by another company, the operator has announced.
Updated: UKOG reveals gas storage plans for Dorset
UK Oil & Gas plc has unveiled plans for hydrogen storage and generation at a former naval harbour at Portland in Dorset.
Renewables company takes over fracking firm to rescue stranded assets
The would-be fracking firm, Third Energy, has been acquired by a renewables company, which plans to use old gas wells to generate geothermal energy.
IGas and Third Energy join project to store CO2 and hydrogen in old wells
IGas has confirmed it is part of a consortium of academics and industry to turn exhausted oil and gas wells into test sites to bury carbon dioxide and store hydrogen.
IGas seeks planning approval for Surrey hydrogen schemes
IGas confirmed this morning it had submitted planning applications for two hydrogen schemes at gas sites in Surrey.
Horse Hill scales back oil storage
The Horse Hill production site in Surrey has cut its planned capacity for crude oil storage by more than 80%.
Government advisor warns oil and gas industry to face realities of climate change
Hydrocarbon companies that want to maintain their position in the economy have to become wholly different businesses, the government’s climate change advisor has warned. Launching the world’s first detailed route map to a fully decarbonised nation, Lord Deben, chair of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), said: “We […]
Angus Energy update on Saltfleetby and Brockham
Angus Energy announced this morning it expected to submit a planning application next week for onsite gas processing at its Saltfleetby field in Lincolnshire.
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