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Extraction of extra 900 million barrels of oil is possible from the vast UKCS fields
A huge amount of oil could be pulled out from a certain number of massive oil fields in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
read more... 07/09/2017
UK wishes to revive gas extraction in oldest region of North Sea oil basin
UK's Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) published on Thursday an eight-step program for oil companies with phases to follow to discover the southern North Sea gas deposits difficult cu reach, where drilling for fossil fuels began over 50 years ago.
read more... 23/06/2017
Scottish government launches four-month public consultation on fracking
The Scottish government has launched a consultation on whether unconventional oil and gas extraction should be allowed in the country.
read more... 01/02/2017
UK: Oil and gas production up, investments and exploration down
According to Oil & Gas UK annual latest report, published yesterday, the production of oil and gas in the UK increased by more than 10% in 2015 for the first time in 15 years. The increase was due to a succession of new projects in the North Sea along with developments of technological innovations in order to get the best out of the extraction from the existing fields.
read more... 28/09/2016
Northern England authorities gave the green light for shale gas extraction near Kirby Misperton in Ryedale
Authorities in northern England gave the green light for a shale gas fracking application from Third Energy on Monday to extract shale gas at a site near Kirby Misperton in Ryedale.
read more... 24/05/2016