Officials back Isle of Wight oil drilling at Arreton – “economic benefits outweigh environmental harm”
Proposals to explore for oil on farmland on the Isle of Wight have been supported by council planners despite potential environmental harm.
Ruth Hayhurst
Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
IGas will not appeal against planning refusal for Springs Road shale gas site
IGas has announced it will not appeal against the recent refusal of planning permission at its shale gas site in Misson, Nottinghamshire. The wellpad will now be restored.
Government wins oil drilling case: emissions would not have “material effect on climate change”
Greenpeace has lost a legal challenge to the UK government’s decision to allow BP to drill 30 million barrels of oil from the Vorlich Field in the North Sea.
Clean UK power will protect households from gas price rises – Kwasi Kwarteng
Consumers will be better protected from fluctuating gas prices as wind and solar provide more energy, the business secretary said today.
Government survey drops some questions about fracking
A government survey of public attitudes on energy issues has dropped some questions about fracking and will ask others less frequently.
Latest UK onshore oil production data: June 2021
Key figures Barrels of oil per day (bopd): 14,154
Date set for Isle of Wight oil drilling decision
Councillors on the Isle of Wight will decide later this month whether to give the go-ahead for oil exploration at Arreton.
Priti Patel outlines plans to curb disruptive protests – they could lead to “unfair and arbitrary” arrests, say opponents
Courts will get new powers aimed at deterring disruptive protests, the home secretary announced this morning.
October 2021 headlines
Keep up with October 2021’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
Government urged to withdraw from legal case in support of Surrey oil production
The UK government is being urged today to withdraw from a legal challenge about the climate impacts of oil production in Surrey.
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