November 2024 headlines – DRILL OR DROP?
22 hours ago · Keep up to date with November 2024’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas. Vigil opposing oil operations at Horse Hill in Surrey, 17 November 2020. The vigil warned "the writing's on the wall" for hydrocarbons. Oil production at…
Government seeks views on new guidance on emissions
2 days ago · The government is consulting on new guidance for the offshore oil and gas industry following the Supreme Court judgement in the legal challenge over climate emissions brought by Sarah Finch. The court ruled in June 2024 that planning applications for onshore production should take into account the carbon emissions from using oil and gas, known…
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UK onshore oil and gas production in figures and charts – August …
3 days ago · UK onshore gas volumes and daily production rose in August 2024, with volume reaching the highest level for four months.This was mainly because of increased production at the leading onshore gas field at Saltfleetby. Daily onshore oil production fell in August 2024, with lower volumes at three leading fields, Wytch Farm, Wressle and Singleton.
Updated: “Unlawful” oil production halted at Horse Hill
Oct 28, 2024 · Four months ago, the Supreme Court quashed the planning permission at Horse Hill. A majority judgement ruled that Surrey County Council had acted unlawfully in granting planning permission in 2019 for oil production. But DrillOrDrop revealed that the site had continued to extract oil after the Supreme Court judgement. Sarah Finch, who brought ...
Council officials quizzed over “unlawful” oil production at Horse Hill
Oct 30, 2024 · Members of the public and a councillor questioned Surrey County Council this morning over its handling of unlawful oil extraction at Horse Hill near Horley. Opponents of onshore oil extraction outside Surrey County Council, 30 October 2024. Photo Trish Kiy. The site had its planning permission quashed by the Supreme Court in June 2024.
Burniston drilling meeting – key points and reaction
Sep 27, 2024 · An exhibition panel showed that fracks at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas wells used 34,425m3. This is incorrect. Cuadrilla used a total of 3,869m3 in 17 main fracks in 2018 and 2,485m3 on seven main fracks and one mini frack in 2019.. The volume of fluid used in individual fracks at Preston New Road in 2019 ranged from 2.5m3 to 472m3.
August 2024 headlines – DRILL OR DROP?
Aug 21, 2024 · Keep up to date with August 2024’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas. Photo: Anne Thompson Thursday 29 August 2024 Sarah Finch judgement impacts North Sea oil and gas. DrillOrDrop reports that the implications of a landmark legal…
What to watch in 2024? - DRILL OR DROP?
Dec 31, 2023 · What I’m going to watch in 2024 is the UK price of electricity. I want it to be at least as low as our nearest competitor countries so that we can attract businesses and improve the prosperity of British people, allowing us to maintain a civilised standard of living and being able to fund the areas we’ve come to rely on eg health, education, infrastructure etc.
2021 review of the year – DRILL OR DROP?
Dec 29, 2021 · 2021 review of the year. By Ruth Hayhurst onDecember 29, 2021•( 7 Comments ) 2021 was a year when key decision-makers, institutions and the public said no to the onshore oil and gas industry, often for the first time. Photo: Neil Terry for Friends of the Earth. Planning committees refused all but one decision on onshore sites in the past 12 ...