Oil discovered in West Sussex 'could produce billions of barrels'

Most experts warn that fracking would be needed to extract commercial quantities of oil from the region

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The discovery of up to 100 billion barrels of oil near Gatwick airport could produce 10 to 30 per cent of the UK's oil demand by 2030, according to exploration firm UK Oil & Gas Investments (UKOG).

Exploration near the Horse Hill area of West Sussex has revealed that the area could hold up to 158 million barrels of oil per square mile.

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