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With over 1,000 letters of objection and many citing harmful impact on the Isle of Wight's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status, the applicant has rebuffed the claims
UKOG
UK Oil and Gas PLC is a UK-based oil and gas exploration and production company.
The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange in the Alternative Investment Market.
They have licences to drill for oil on the Isle of Wight in the Arreton Area.
Below are articles mentioning UKOG.
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The planning committee rejected a motion calling for the public consultation surrounding the application for oil drilling in Arreton to be withdrawn and reintroduced at a different time
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The final plans have been submitted with changes to several parts of the application. Full details within
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Campaigners working to oppose plans to drill for oil west of Arreton are calling on the council to extend the public consultation period on revised plans submitted by Oil Company UK Oil & Gas (UKOG). The IWC respond.
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If you wish to comment on the application for exploratory oil drilling on the Isle of Wight, there is still time. Details within
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The Don't Drill The Wight campaign have written to Isle of Wight council candidates setting out why they believe any applications to drill for oil on the Island should be rejected
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As well as cutting carbon emissions by 78% in the next 15 years, the Government should also ban fossil fuel extraction, including on the Isle of Wight, say the Green Party
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During Earth Week, the Conservative candidate shares her views on plans for exploratory oil wells in Arreton
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The Environment Agency would like to hear from you as part of their consultation on the UKOG Arreton oil well plans
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With Jimi Hendrix's ‘House Burning Down’ blaring out, fake oil hidden in a cardboard guitar was smashed against the wall of Barclays Bank, as this climate campaigner called on banks to stop investing in fossil fuels
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The planning application for oil exploration in the Arreton valley will be heard by the Planning Committee later this month
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Isle of Wight council planning officers recommend ‘conditional permission’ for oil exploration plans
The Planning Committee will make the final decision, but officers are recommending conditional permission
