UKOG share offer raises 10pc of target
An UK Oil & Gas share offer has raised just a tenth of the target funds, the company has reported.
Fossil fuel sector has greatest scope for methane cuts to tackle climate crisis – UN
Plugging leaks in oil and gas infrastructure would significantly cut methane emissions at little or no cost, according to a major new UN report on tackling climate change. But expansion of the use of natural gas was not compatible with climate targets without “massive-scale deployment of unproven carbon […]
Campaigners seek fossil fuel whistle blowers
The campaign organisation, Extinction Rebellion, is targeting workers in the oil and gas industry to persuade them to blow the whistle on corporate greenwash.
Fracking fears hit public trust in climate technologies – study
Public concerns about fracking have shaped opinion about new technologies regarded as vital to achieving UK climate targets, a new study has revealed.
“No government plan for net zero, two years on” – MPs
The UK Government “lacks a plan” on how to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions, despite setting the target in law almost two years ago, a committee of MPs argued today.
Expansion and long-term production planned at East Yorkshire well site
Rathlin Energy has revealed proposals to add six new wells at its West Newton A wellsite in Holderness and seek consent for 25-years of production. In a short statement on its website, the company said it planned to drill, test and produce from up to six new wells. […]
Officials give Rathlin Energy extra time for drilling at West Newton
The drilling rig at Rathlin Energy’s West Newton-B site in East Yorkshire will be allowed to stay for another two months, council officials have confirmed.
West Newton target shows “insufficient reservoir development” – sidetrack drilling begins
One of the targets of the West Newton-B exploration site in East Yorkshire contained “insufficient reservoir development”, partners in the project announced this morning.
Online exhibition reveals details of two new Rathlin Energy exploration sites
Rathlin Energy unveiled details today of an additional two proposed wellsites in East Yorkshire.
Renewables help Scotland head industrial nations in fall in greenhouse gas emissions – but future cuts will be “hard won”
The growth of low carbon electricity generation resulted in a drop in Scottish greenhouse gas emissions by almost a third in the decade to 2018, a new report revealed today.
