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UKOG granted additional year for Horse Hill work programme

UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) said it had been granted a one-year extension to the agreed retention area work programme at Horse Hill oil field and its underlying Kimmeridge oil pool. DEADLINE The North Sea Transition Authority granted the extension for PEDL137 licence, allowing the company to drill a second Horse Hill Kimmeridge well, […]

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EA minded to grant Horse Hill changes as public consultation begins

The Environment Agency (EA) has said it was minded to accept draft proposals for changes, including construction of four additional boreholes, at Horse Hill oil field near Gatwick in Surrey. VARIATION Operator Horse Hill Developments Limited (HHDL) applied to the EA for a variation of its permit covering a range of work. UK Oil & […]

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UKOG injunction upheld over Horse Hill oil protest

UK Oil & Gas plc has had its injunction upheld by the High Court against protesters at its Horse Hill oil site near Gatwick Airport in Surrey. The company said that the judge, Mrs Justice Falk DBE found yesterday (9 February) that there was “a sufficiently real and imminent risk to justify the interim injunction […]

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UKOG soon to resume oil production at Horse Hill

UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) expects to resume oil production soon following the arrival of a small workover rig at the company’s Horse Hill site north of Gatwick. Planned routine intervention operations at UKOG 85.635% owned Horse Hill-1 well have also started. The short intervention aims to optimise oil flow via reperforating the full […]