Cuadrilla breaches planning consent over failure to abandon fracking wells
The UK’s most controversial shale gas site has failed to meet the deadline to plug two fracked wells – putting it in breach of planning consent.
Ruth Hayhurst
Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
Residents secure extended consultation and info event on West Newton oil and gas plans
The Environment Agency (EA) has extended a public consultation on changes to the operation of an East Yorkshire oil and gas site after pressure from residents.
Northern Ireland to ban all onshore oil and gas operations
The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed to ban exploration and production of all forms of onshore oil and gas.
December 2024 headlines
Keep up to date with December 2024’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
Wressle seeks environmental permit consent for gas refining and small-scale fracks
The UK’s second largest onshore oil producer is seeking permission to refine gas and carry out small-scale fracking.
UK onshore oil and gas production in figures and charts – September 2024
Monthly UK onshore oil production fell in September 2024 on all measures to the lowest level in the previous year, according to official data.
Call for action on delay to restoration of mothballed oil site
Campaigners are urging a council to insist on the speedy restoration of a suspended oil site in West Sussex where decommissioning deadlines have been missed.
Angus Energy seeks consent to truck produced water to Brockham wellsite
People are being asked to comment on plans by Angus Energy to transport highly saline water extracted from other oil and gas sites to prolong production at a well in Surrey.
No formal enforcement at Horse Hill oil site, council confirms
The Surrey wellsite that unlawfully extracted oil after the Supreme Court quashed its planning permission has not been issued with a formal stop notice, the county council confirmed today.
“UK climate policy on a precipice” – report warns
Delays and U-turns on the climate by the last government have left the UK “overly reliant on expensive fossil fuels”, a new report argues this morning.
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