Tag: United Kingdom
Opinion: Britain’s long transition from coal holds lessons for China
British coal production peaked in 1913 By John Kemp LONDON – Britain’s last deep coal mine closed on Friday, bringing the curtain down on an industry that once employed more than 1 million miners at over 3,000 collieries. Coal helped Britain become the first modern industrial power, fuelling her factories, steel works, ships and railways in […]
Better times ahead for the UK, but investment still a concern
Private equity players expected to remain big buyers in UK investment Activity was low on the UKCS in 2016 as companies were in full survival mode during the oil price downturn and added Brexit uncertainty, according to Wood Mackenzie. However, there was a change of pace towards the end of the year, with the rise […]
UK regulator: Activists’ fracking claims not backed up by evidence
Friends of the Earth cannot repeat claims made in its anti-fracking leaflet By Nicole Jacobs, EnergyInDepth The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) — an independent regulator charged with preventing misleading, harmful and/or offensive advertisements — came to an informal ruling this week that the anti-fracking group, Friends of the Earth (FOE), released leaflets that could […]
UK oil production up by 100,000 b/d in 2015 after years of decline
Lull in new field approvals, incremental development approvals could lead to significant UK production declines starting in 2018 According to the US Department of Energy, after many years of decline, production of petroleum and other liquids in the United Kingdom increased by about 100,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2015. The largest contribution to this increase […]
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