January 2021 headlines
Keep up with January’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
Horse Hill monthly oil production falls to record low
Official oil production at the Horse Hill site in Surrey has fallen to its lowest level so far, according to monthly data released today.
70-year low for 2020 UK onshore oil and gas drilling
The number of onshore oil and gas wells drilled in the UK in 2020 fell to a 70-year low.
Ineos to get £millions in compensation for carbon costs
Two Ineos companies are among the UK’s most energy-intensive industries to receive millions of pounds in compensation for the costs of carbon emission schemes.
Horse Hill oil production up slightly – but so are waste water and gas
Monthly oil, water and gas production were all up at Horse Hill in Surrey, the UK’s newest onshore production site, according to the latest official data.
Updated: UK anti-fracking groups join campaign against Ineos complex in Antwerp
UK anti-fracking campaigners have joined calls to block an expansion plan by the petrochemical company Ineos in Belgium.
Surrey campaigner takes on national planning policy in legal climate challenge
A campaigner’s legal challenge against oil production in Surrey has grown into a case to bring UK planning policy into line with climate change strategy.
Campaigners condemn UK gas company for legal action against Slovenia over fracking delays
A British gas company is using a controversial treaty to sue Slovenia for insisting on protection for groundwater from fracking.
MPs launch inquiry into climate assembly report
MPs have promised to monitor how quickly the government implements recommendations of the UK’s citizens’ assembly on climate change.
UK climate assembly rejects fossil fuels and CCS
A key part of the UK government’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been opposed by the first citizens’ assembly on climate change.
