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 […]
Oil & Gas
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 […]
Egdon completes North Sea gas farm-in with Shell
Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR) has sealed the farm-in agreement with Shell in respect of offshore North Sea licences P1929 and P2304 containing the Resolution and Endeavour gas discoveries. The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) approved the transfer of a 70% interest and operatorship in both licences, and Egdon retains a 30% interest in the licences. […]
UK energy integration could add 30% to net zero
UK offshore oil and gas, renewables, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) integration could contribute some 30% of the country’s total carbon reduction needed to meet the 2050 net zero target. The Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) published its findings in a report, Energy Integration Project, in collaboration with Ofgem, The Crown Estate and the Department for […]