The number of onshore oil and gas wells drilled in the UK in 2019 was up slightly on 2018, which was a 68-year low for the industry. This year, operators spudded (began drilling) four, or possibly five wells, depending on how you count your wells.
Campaigners from Extinction Rebellion took part in a demonstration in Kingston this morning before a meeting of Surrey County Council.
Campaigners from Extinction Rebellion have locked themselves together to block the entrance of the Horse Hill oil site near Gatwick.
The decision on plans to drill oil and gas wells near the village of Dunsfold in Surrey has slipped into 2020.
A Surrey resident has issued a legal challenge against the county council’s decision to grant planning permission for long-term oil production and more drilling at the Horse Hill exploration site.
Fire fighters were called to the Horse Hill oil site near Horley in Surrey this morning (3/11/2019).
A new consultation has opened on expansion plans at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey.
The decision on plans for two oil and gas wells near the Surrey village of Dunsfold have been postponed for the fourth time.
Horizontal drilling on the second oil exploration well at Horse Hill in Surrey is now underway, the main investor announced today.
Environmental campaigners have dismissed Surrey County Council’s use of the term “extremism” for anti-fracking protests.
DRILL OR DROP? 