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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rathlin eyes two new possible oil sites at West Newton
Two new potential oil sites in Weston Newton are being planned by Beverley-based onshore energy operator Rathlin Energy (UK) Ltd. The company has submitted screening requests to East Riding of Yorkshire Council for West Newton C and West Newton D to determine the need for environmental impact assessments. Rathlin already operates at West Newton A […]
Egdon starts site works on Wressle JV oil field
Egdon Resources plc has started site works on the joint venture (JV) Wressle oil field near in the East Riding of Yorkshire. DESIGNS The site is in PEDL180 and PEDL182 where Egdon holds a 30% operated interest. The company said that a civils contractor had mobilised and works to reconfigure the Wressle production site had […]