Green groups raise fears over climate impact of Gatwick oil discovery

Jessica Shankleman
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UKOG says there could be up to 100 billion barrels of oil in the South of England, prompting climate change warnings from environmental groups

Fossil fuel exploration company UK Oil and Gas Investments (UKOG) today said it may have made the biggest onshore oil discovery in the UK for the past 30 years at a site in the South of England, near Gatwick...

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