Loss of Bury Hill Wood pushes Union Jack 2018 deficit over £1m
The onshore oil and gas company, Union Jack Oil has announced a loss of £1.1m in its accounts for 2018, published today. This compares with a deficit of £0.75m in 2017.
Plans agreed for checking road damage at Leith Hill oil site
Europa’s scheme to drill for oil near a Surrey beauty spot took a small step forward yesterday with approval of another planning condition.
Inquiry into Europa’s Surrey Hills drilling plan hears final arguments
Supporters and opponents of a scheme to drill for oil in the Surrey Hills had their last chance today to persuade a planning inspector of their arguments.
Oil well in Surrey Hills could be UK’s fifth biggest
An oil well in the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty could be the fifth biggest onshore producer in UK, according to Europa Oil and Gas.
“I am not confident traffic management would work” – Inspector at Surrey Hills oil drilling inquiry
The inspector at a public inquiry into plans to drill for oil in the Surrey Hills said this afternoon he was not confident the management of traffic to the site would work.
Leith Hill drill site’s risks to water supply “essentially zero” – inquiry told
A hydrogeologist employed by Europa Oil and Gas said the risk of water contamination from a proposed exploratory drilling site in the Surrey Hills was essentially zero.
Oil in the Surrey Hills could raise £86m in tax, Europa tells inquiry
The public inquiry into plans to drill in the Surrey Hills heard this morning about the estimated volume and value of oil.
Chance of finding oil at Leith Hill drilling site about 30%, planning inquiry hears
Campaigners opposed to drilling in the Surrey Hills said the chance of finding oil at a site near Leith Hill was small and any oil that was recovered was likely to be nationally insignificant.
Surrey’s jewel in the crown needs highest protection, oil drilling inquiry hears
The area around Leith Hill, where an oil company wants to drill, is the jewel in the crown of the Surrey Hills and deserves the highest protection, a public inquiry heard this afternoon.
“David and Goliath battle” as residents take on oil company in the Surrey Hills
A nature conservationist described the campaign against oil drilling near Leith Hill in Surrey as a David and Goliath battle.
