The defendant had obtained a licence under the Act to extract oil from beneath its land. To do so, it had to drill at a deep level under the claimant’s land. It did so without the claimant’s permission. The claimant sought damages in trespass.
Held: The intrusion was a trespass. Damages were awarded based on the licence fees which might have been charged.
Judges:
Peter Smith J
Citations:
[2008] EWHC 1756 (Ch), [2008] 2 P and CR 23, [2009] 1 All ER 517, [2008] NPC 99, [2008] 30 EG 83
Links:
Statutes:
Petroleum (Production) Act 1934
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and Another v Bocardo Sa CA 15-Jun-2009
The appellant had taken out a licence to drill for oil on its land. To maximise its return it drilled at a deep level out under the claimant’s land. It now appealed against a finding that this was a trespass, and that it should pay damages on a . .
At First Instance – Star Energy Weald Basin Ltd and Another v Bocardo Sa SC 28-Jul-2010
The defendant had obtained a licence to extract oil from its land. In order to do so it had to drill out and deep under the Bocardo’s land. No damage at all was caused to B’s land at or near the surface. B claimed in trespass for damages. It now . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Licensing, Land
Updated: 18 July 2022; Ref: scu.271040
