North Kelsey Lincolnshire
Client: Egdon Resources UK Limited Planning permission was granted by Lincolnshire County Council in February 2015 for an exploratory well site at North Kelsey. Barton Willmore carried out a site...
View Article14th Licensing Round South of England Blocks
Client: Various Our teams prepared a number of Environmental Awareness Statements (EAS) covering licence blocks in the south of England, in support of Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences...
View ArticleBroadford Bridge Exploratory Well Site
Client: Celtique Energie Weald Limited Planning permission was granted for the development of a temporary conventional exploration well site on agricultural farmland in Broadford Bridge, West Sussex....
View ArticleMind the Gap: future energy security has to become a priority
The UK is heading for an energy crisis, with power stations closing down at a faster rate than a replacement energy mix is coming on stream and many of the factors that are widening the energy gap are...
View ArticleThe 14th Onshore Licensing Round – what happens next in policy and practice?
It’s been a long wait since applications were made for the 14th Onshore Round in October 2014 but the first tranche of Licences (which don’t require further environmental assessment under the...
View ArticleOil & Gas: A Guide to Site Searching and Selection
The announcement by the Oil and Gas Authority of the operators chosen to be awarded licences under the 14th Onshore Licensing Round means that operators will be undertaking seismic data to identify...
View Article14th Onshore Oil & Gas Licensing Round – Habitats Regulations Assessment
On the 18th August 2015, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) and Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) published a high level Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) of the 14th Onshore Oil and Gas...
View ArticleThe 14th Onshore Licensing Round – what happens next in policy and practice?...
We recently reported on the award of the first tranche of 14th Round Licenses by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) and the forthcoming consultation, guidance and legislative changes that will affect the...
View ArticleWhat does the Spending Review and Autumn Statement mean for Energy?
Headlines: DECC sees budget cuts of 22% but funding for their innovation programme is to be doubled to £500m Nuclear research and development to receive funding of £250m with a focus on small modular...
View ArticleSo you got a Petroleum Exploration Development Licence for Christmas… now what?
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) announced on 18 December 2015 the Operators that had been offered Petroleum Exploration Development Licences (PEDLs) under the second tranche of the 14th Onshore...
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