Public views invited on changes at Horse Hill oil site in Surrey
A new consultation has opened on expansion plans at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey.
Horizontal drilling begins at Horse Hill as opponents plan demonstration
Horizontal drilling on the second oil exploration well at Horse Hill in Surrey is now underway, the main investor announced today.
Campaigners reject Surrey’s description of anti-fracking protests as “extremism”
Environmental campaigners have dismissed Surrey County Council’s use of the term “extremism” for anti-fracking protests.
IGas wins more time for exploration
IGas has been granted extra time for exploration work in six oil and gas licences awarded three years ago.
September 2019 headlines
Will the suspension of fracking at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site be lifted this month after a record-breaking earth tremor? Or will shale exploration in the Fylde region of Lancashire face another long delay?
Earth tremors continue around Surrey village as researchers discount link to oil sites
Small earth tremors have continued to be recorded around the Surrey village of Newdigate during the summer.
Licensing system criticised after two UKOG PEDLs extended
UK Oil & Gas confirmed today it had more time to drill in two southern England exploration licences, where no work has yet been carried out.
Listening panel first for Surrey oil and gas proposal
A council in Surrey is to shape its response to local oil and gas proposals on public comments to a listening panel.
Angus conference call: “restrictions on water reinjection limiting UK onshore oil and gas”
UK onshore oil production is being held back by new regulations on water reinjection, Angus Energy told investors this evening.
Angus conference call: “Kimmeridge oil not mature at Brockham”
The Kimmeridge formation at Brockham in Surrey is unlikely to generate significant volumes of oil because it isn’t mature, investors were told this evening.
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