Another call for earlier ban on flaring in oil and gas fields
Routine flaring on oil and gas fields should be banned by 2025, a review of the government’s net zero strategy has concluded.
MPs call for ban on oil and gas industry flaring by 2025
A cross-party committee of MPs has called for flaring on UK oil and gas fields to be banned in the next two years.
What to watch in 2023?
DrillOrDrop’s checklist of what to look out for in 2023 on UK onshore oil and gas
Legal challenge over UK funding of Mozambique gas project goes to appeal court
Government approval of $1.15bn financing for a liquified natural gas project in Mozambique will be challenged at the Court of Appeal this morning (Tuesday 5 December 2022).
December 2022 headlines
Keep up to date with December 2022’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
COP27: historic deal on climate loss and damage but 1.5C limit “on life support”
The COP27 climate conference ended in Egypt today with a landmark agreement to compensate poorer countries that are the victims of climate change. But there was little progress in tacking emissions from burning fossil fuels, the root cause of global warming.
UK oil and gas production set to miss emissions target in 2030
Carbon emissions from UK oil and gas production fell by more than a fifth from 2018-21, the industry regulator said in a report published today. But the sector is not on course to meet its emissions reduction target in 2030 and carbon pollution per gallon of oil actually […]
Latest onshore oil production – June 2022
DrillOrDrop’s review of the latest UK onshore oil data for June 2022: daily onshore oil production was still at historically low levels, despite increasing oil prices.
Cuadrilla’s owner spent $1m+ in UK in 2021 despite operations “on hold”
The Australian owner of the shale gas company, Cuadrilla, spent $1.107m in the UK in 2021 (about £655,000 at current rates), even though its licences were “on hold” because of the fracking moratorium.
Fracking review sent to ministers
The British Geological Survey (BGS) has submitted its scientific review of shale gas extraction to the UK government.
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