Don't Drill The Wight!
Monthly News Archive 2021
Young campaigners seek to sue prime minister for failures on climate crisis
Public views sought on Brockham oil production plans
Climate harm must be assessed for oil production sites, appeal court told - UKOG Horse Hill
Climate emissions “inevitable” from oil extraction, appeal court told -- UKOG Horse Hill
Government backs long-term oil production in legal challenge - UKOG Horse Hill
COP26: Reaction to Glasgow climate talks
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October 2021
Time is running out for the climate – opening session of COP26 31/10.21
Climate campaigners arrive in Glasgow as church bells mark call for action COP26 30/10/21
COP26 headlines: 30/10/21 Alok Sharma, calls on world leaders to act.
COP 26 BEGINS
Budget “shockingly bad” for the climate – environmentalists
Government’s net zero strategy a “genuine step forward” but gaps remain – CCC
Anger at Surrey Hills Oil Drilling Hypocrisy
Government wins oil drilling case: emissions would not have “material effect on climate change”
Latest UK onshore oil production data: June 2021
Date set for Isle of Wight oil drilling decision
September 2021
Breaking: Councillors reject major expansion of West Newton oil site
Details published for IGas’s Bletchingley hydrogen plans
Viability of large scale Hydrogen storage
WHO slashes guideline limits on air pollution from fossil fuels - The Guardian
Game-changer for clean hydrogen production
UK oil production increased since declaring climate emergency – new report
More than 2,185 scientists and academics call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Horse Hill operator declares £17.8m loss
Government seeks views on national energy policy update
UPDATED: COP26 host city criticised for fossil fuel investment policy
IGas seeks planning approval for Surrey hydrogen schemes
August 2021
Wytch Farm operator loses £101m+
Climate protest begins in London against investment in fossil fuels
Head of hydrogen trade body quits over “expensive distraction” of blue hydrogen
Consultation opens on low-carbon standard for blue hydrogen – DRILL OR DROP?
Two sides disagree on benefits of Arreton oil drilling plans
More time for UKOG drilling at Horse Hill
“Disappointing” pause on UKOG’s Turkish well
Latest UK onshore oil production data: April 2021
July 2021
Breaking: IGas ordered to restore Misson shale gas site
CCUS must be safe and it must work, ministers told
“No plans to support shale gas exploration” – minister
The “energy revolution” that has produced no gas
Dunsfold drilling inquiry – what to watch
June 2021
UKOG reports £1m+ loss in six months
Guest post: Surrey hydrogen plans greenwash continued fossil fuel production
Radioactive waste disposal allowed to continue at oil site in national park
Date set for appeal hearing over Surrey oil production
IGas announces two hydrogen schemes in Surrey
Planners seek more details on national importance of Egdon’s Biscathorpe oil plans
Latest UK onshore oil production data: February 2021
Updated: Climate activists blockade BP Hamble oil terminal
May 2021
Climate change: How can the UK reach its new 2035 target?
UK target to cut emissions 78% by 2035 is world-leading – but to hit it, action is needed now
UK Tariff Charges a threat to UK Green Energy Industry
MPs reject Labour call for full ban on fracking in England
Court orders Shell to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030
Environmental campaigner joins gas company board to develop renewables
UKOG issues 262m shares to complete Horse Hill equipment purchase
Alba cuts value of Horse Hill stake by a quarter
No new oil and gas projects if world is to reach climate goals – IEA report
Fossil fuel sector has greatest scope for methane cuts to tackle climate crisis – UN
April 2021
Climate change: How can the UK reach its new 2035 target?
UK target to cut emissions 78% by 2035 is world-leading – but to hit it, action is needed now
Study calls for new fracking definition to close regulatory loopholes
Government misses its own deadline on shale gas decisions by one year
Drilling consent for UKOG’s Turkish well
Horse Hill production continues slide
UK onshore oil production drops again
Don’t lift fracking moratorium without climate review – government advisor
March 2021
Climate dispute over UKOG's Surrey oil wells to go to Court of Appeal
Views sought on water injection plan at Angus Energy’s Brockham site
UK government to allow new North Sea oil and gas exploration
Bill seeking to curb rights to protest gets second reading
Government warned over “rushed and ill-judged” curbs on protest
Protest policing plans are an “assault” on human rights – campaigners
Fracking fears hit public trust in climate technologies – study
Government announces new curbs on right to protest
Better climate reporting needed from oil and gas companies – regulator
“No government plan for net zero, two years on” – MPs
Changes sought to Horse Hill environmental permit
Date set for Dunsfold drilling inquiry
Breaking: Test plan for Balcombe oil well refused unanimously
No immediate production peak after Horse Hill workover – new data
Minister asked to rule on environmental study for oil site expansion
December 2021
EA minded to permit waste water reinjection at Surrey oil site
Residents put toes on the line in fight against gas drilling near Surrey village
Campaigners take government to court over oil and gas subsidies
CCC to assess climate impact of North Sea oil and gas
New crimes added to Policing Bill as government targets environmental protest
No UK fossil fuel subsidies should be classed as “efficient” – Climate Change Committee
February 2021
£9.9 billion still invested in fossil fuels by local government pension funds
WAG Letter to The Secretary of State re Emissions
Weald Action Group Report - Changes Needed in Planning Policy
Fracking moratorium doesn’t cover proppant squeeze – minister
Third Energy to begin decommissioning of North Yorks gas site
New plan for Notts shale gas site criticised as “speculative, misleading and unsound”
Council urged to rethink ruling on West Newton drilling plans
Bill Gates: Solving Covid easy compared with climate
UKOG submits appeal on Dunsfold refusal
Judge “radically scales back” UKOG protest injunction
Mark Carney: Climate crisis deaths 'will be worse than Covid'
Campaigners claim victory over UKOG injunction
Report - UKOG & The End of Oil
UKOG abandons injunction on slow walking protests
Isle of Wight MP renews his call for ‘Island Park’ designation
Horse Hill oil production drops during workover – latest data
The North Sea oil giants fueling climate change with millions of tonnes in preventable emissions.
January 2021
West Newton-A expansion: 90 weeks of drilling and 20 years of production
Expansion and long-term production planned at East Yorkshire well site
Details on new production wells and water reinjection at Horse Hill – UKOG
Isle of Wight council set out strategy for Island to become CO2 net zero in nine years
Formal approval of UKOG’s Turkish acquisition
Horse Hill protest case dropped “in the public interest”
CCS can’t solve the climate crisis – new report
Second consultation on UKOG’s Isle of Wight drilling plans
Horse Hill monthly oil production falls to record low