英国油气公司UKOG在2024年最高法院Finch裁定后放弃了在萨里郡Horse Hill油田的开采计划，将该地块以100万英镑的价格出售，相比其投入的2500多万英镑蒙受重大损失1。该裁定要求规划部门评估油气项目的间接下游温室气体排放1。其后，UKOG改名为UK Energy Group，转向盐穴储能等清洁能源项目1。
新业主Energy B随即向英国法院提交钻探许可申请，计划在20年内提取678,693吨石油1。根据申请文件，该项目预计产生约230万吨温室气体排放，开发方声称这仅占英国碳预算的0.05%，属于"不重要的贡献"1。环保活动人士Sarah Finch指控该环评存在"严重缺陷"，未将排放置于所有现有和批准化石燃料项目的累积背景下进行评估1。萨里郡议会的正式咨询截止日期为2024年7月13日，决定可能在当月作出1。
UK Oil & Gas (UKOG), a British energy company, has sold its Horse Hill oilfield site in Surrey for £1 million following a 2024 Supreme Court ruling, marking a dramatic loss on its investment of over £25 million in the project.1 The high court decision, known as the Finch ruling, required planning authorities to assess the indirect downstream greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas ventures.1 Following this legal setback, UKOG rebranded as UK Energy Group and shifted its focus toward cleaner energy initiatives such as salt cavity storage.1
The new owner, Energy B, has subsequently submitted an application to UK courts for drilling permission to extract 678,693 tonnes of oil over a twenty-year period, which the development proposal estimates would generate approximately 2.3 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.1 Energy B's application documents claim these emissions would represent only 0.05 percent of Britain's carbon budget, characterizing them as an "insignificant contribution."1 However, environmental campaigners, including activist Sarah Finch, have challenged this assessment, arguing it contains "serious deficiencies" by failing to place the emissions within the cumulative context of all existing and approved fossil fuel projects.1 Surrey County Council's formal consultation period was set to conclude on July 13, 2024, with a decision potentially arriving that same month.1
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