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To allow reinjection of wastewater contaminated with naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) produced at other sites.
Operator will be able to construct new boreholes and carry out other activities to support production.
Decision to allow waste water re-injection follows second round of public consultation.
Public consultation now open on applications to vary existing permits at Horse Hill, including the drilling of 4 new boreholes.
Application to vary the existing permit to allow drilling of Horse Hill well numbers 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Energy Secretary Greg Clark has welcomed the first delivery of oil from one of the largest new drilling operations in the North Sea.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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