Legal News Oil & Gas

Biscathorpe oil production consent quashed

Egdon Resources plc and the Government have conceded that permission has been quashed for oil production at Biscathorpe in the Lincolnshire Wolds. IMPLICATIONS The move follows last month’s Supreme Court landmark ruling that a consent, issued in 2019 for oil production at Horse Hill in Surrey, must include end-use emissions. Biscathorpe lies within licence PEDL253 […]

News Oil & Gas

Wressle-1 averages 665bopd with pump rates in review

Wressle-1 well production is currently averaging 665 barrels of oil per day at the onshore joint venture in North Lincolnshire. MAXIMISATION Operator Egdon Resources UK Ltd (30%) continues to evaluate the reservoir response to increased pump rates, approved by the Environment Agency, within PEDL180/182 .  Union Jack Oil plc (40%), which today reported US$18 million […]

News Oil & Gas

Biscathorpe JV wins appeal for side-track

Egdon Resources Ltd and its partners have won an appeal for side-track drilling operation, testing and long-term oil production at the Biscathorpe-2 well site in the Lincolnshire Wolds. POTENTIAL PEDL253 holders Union Jack Oil plc (45%), operator Egdon (35.8%) and Montrose Industries Ltd (19.2%) secured permission after Lincolnshire County Council last year rejected their application. […]

News Oil & Gas

Egdon to pursue case for safe shale gas extraction

Egdon Resources plc said it would continue to press for the safe extraction of shale gas following yesterday’s government decision to reinstate the ban on hydraulic fracturing. ENERGY NEEDS The company has a joint interest in the Springs Road project in the East Midlands with IGas plc which also condemned the moratorium and is considering […]