Onshore oil and gas

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Guidance and regulation

• Decommissioning standalone onshore oil and gas wells: RPS 254
  • Guidance
  • 19 March 2025
  • Environment Agency

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News and communications

• Permit variation issued for Brockham oilfield, Surrey
  • 8 December 2022
  • Environment Agency
  • Press release
• UK government takes next steps to boost domestic energy production
  • 22 September 2022
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Press release
• Brockham oil site permit variation issued
  • 10 March 2022
  • Environment Agency
  • Press release
• Applications for Permit Variations at Horse Hill oilfield
  • 4 March 2022
  • Environment Agency
  • Press release
• Permit sought for Isle of Wight oil and gas exploration
  • 14 June 2021
  • Environment Agency
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Potential environmental impacts from techniques to enhance rock permeability
  • 28 November 2022
  • Environment Agency
  • Research
• Study of ambient air quality at Preston New Road: 23 August 2017 to 11 September 2020
  • 28 November 2022
  • Environment Agency
  • Research
• Specific environmental risks from repurposing oil and gas wells
  • 28 November 2022
  • Environment Agency
  • Research
• Onshore oil and gas: quantifying whole-site methane emissions and associated uncertainties
  • 28 November 2022
  • Environment Agency
  • Research
• Methods for sampling and analysing methane in groundwater: a review of current research and practice
  • 17 December 2021
  • Environment Agency
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Oil and gas taxation: minor amendments to onshore, cluster area and investment allowances
  • 16 March 2016
  • HM Revenue & Customs
  • Policy paper

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Organisations

• HM Revenue
  & Customs

• Environment Agency