Union Jack Oil reported its total losses nearly doubled to £935,151 in the first six months of 2020 compared with £484,068 for the same period last year, but it remained confident in the future. In its unaudited results for the first six months to 30 June 2020, the company reported a fall in revenue of […]
Oil & Gas
Offshore oil and gas licence review will ensure net zero
The Government is to review its policy on the UK’s future offshore oil and gas licensing regime as part of its plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Initial findings and next steps will be published in the forthcoming Energy White Paper. More than half of the UK’s electricity comes from renewables including wind […]
Egdon granted more time to drill North Kelsey-1
Egdon Resources Ltd has been granted more time to drill PEDL241, containing the North Kelsey-1 well in Lincolnshire. EXTENSION Operator Egdon holds 80% and Union Jack Oil plc 20% in the licence. Lincolnshire County Council first granted temporary planning permission to drill an exploratory conventional oil in 2014. Egdon has now been given a further […]
EnQuest reports losses and reorganises North Sea operations
EnQuest’s revenue nearly halved for the first six months of 2020 compared with the same period last year but production losses were minimised. Th group also decided not to restart production at the Heather/Broom and Thistle/Deveron fields, and to reorganise its UK North Sea business into three directorates of upstream, midstream and decommissioning leading to a […]
Cuadrilla to cut UK fracking investment by 90%
Cuadrilla announced it will reduce its gas exploration operations in the UK next year by 90% while it waits for the Government to decide the future of hydraulic fracturing or fracking. The company will however retain its technical data-base, corporate knowledge and access to technical and operational capability. Chief executive Francis Egan said Cuadrilla would […]
OGA notes joint power sites for oil-gas and wind farms
Shared electrification of offshore oil and gas industry and wind farms aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions has taken a step further by the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA). Areas identified with the most significant opportunities are West of Shetland, the Outer Moray Firth, Central North Sea and Southern North Sea. The OGA stated that […]