Campaigners and oil company clash over protest injunction appeal
A legal challenge to restrictions on protests outside oil sites in southern England has prompted conflicting statements from an oil company and campaigners.
Two oil companies pull out of Weald licence
UK Oil & Gas plc has acquired the interests of two companies in the Holmwood exploration licence, south of Dorking in Surrey.
Thousand objections to Horse Hill oil drilling and production plans delay decision
There have been at least a thousand objections to plans by UK Oil & Gas for 20 years of oil production at its site at Horse Hill, Surrey County Council has confirmed.
New questions as oil company rules out acid injection in Weald wells
An oil exploration company has said it will not inject dilute acid to stimulate flow at any of its wells in the Weald basin in southern England.
UKOG unveils plans for exploration site at Dunsfold, Surrey
The oil exploration company, UK Oil & Gas plc, has revealed details of its proposed new drilling site in a village near Guildford in Surrey.
Oil production updates for Horse Hill and Lidsey
UK Oil & Gas plc has announced that production has resumed from the Portland oil formation at Horse Hill in Surrey.
Residents report work underway to abandon Markwells Wood oil site in South Downs
A residents’ group in the South Downs is reporting that UK Oil & Gas is pulling out of its exploration site at Markwells Wood.
Portland has “viable commercial volume” of oil at Horse Hill, says UKOG
The company behind oil exploration at Horse Hill near Gatwick Airport has released further details of the extended well test currently underway.
Breaking: West Sussex councillors vote to extend permission at UKOG Broadford Bridge oil site – live news updates
Live news updates from the meeting of West Sussex County Council’s planning committee discussing the application by UK Oil & Gas for its Broadford Bridge oil exploration site.
Updated: Campaigners seek appeal against UKOG injunction
Update on 5/9/2018 The deputy judge hearing the UKOG injunction case has refused leave to appeal. A statement from the court sent on 4 September 2018 said: “The Deputy Judge has now had the opportunity to consider the above two applications and he has decided that both applications […]
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