XR campaigners block Fawley oil refinery
Climate campaigners blockaded an entrance to the UK’s largest oil refinery, at Fawley in Hampshire today.
Biscathorpe oil carbon intensity below UK onshore average– Union Jack
One of the backers of plans for long-term production in the Lincolnshire Wolds has said the carbon intensity of oil from the site would be below the UK onshore average.
Latest UK onshore oil production data: January 2021
Key figures 60,083 tonnes72,911 m314,794 barrels of oil per day1.63% of total UK production
UK onshore oil production drops again
Annual UK onshore oil production has fallen to its lowest level since 2011.
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.
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