Reporting on the unconventional oil and gas industry and its use of hydraulic fracturing
Rathlin Energy has applied to extend the planning permission at its West Newton A wellsite in Holderness for another three years. The company has already drilled one well at the site on Fosham Lane and has permission for a second. But planning consent expires in March 2016. The […]
Summary of recent activity, applications, consultations and decisions on UK onshore oil and gas.
Celtique Energie has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds of costs to a campaign group and West Sussex County Council after withdrawing its appeal over plans for exploratory drilling.
On 18th August 2015, the government announced the first set of oil and gas exploration licences to be awarded in England for seven years. The 27 licences are mainly in the east Midlands, south Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. But they also cover small areas in Lancashire and north Yorkshire. […]
Three key areas account for most of the first new onshore licences to explore for oil and gas announced today by the government. Of the 27 unveiled at lunchtime, eight are in Lincolnshire, nine in Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire, and four between Sheffield and Leeds.
The Oil and Gas Authority has released details of the names of operators that won the first set of licences released under the 14th Round. Link to spreadsheet (spool down to 14th Onshore Licence Round first tranche awards by Operartor)
Within the past few minutes, the government released a map of the new onshore oil and gas licences. Link to the map More details soon
A planning inspector has ruled that the oil and gas company, Europa, should be allowed to carry out exploratory drilling in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty near Leith Hill in Surrey.
Rathlin Energy has run out of time to complete the work programme scheduled in its planning application for an exploratory well in East Yorkshire.
Dart Energy has dropped its appeal over plans to drill for coal bed methane near Ellesmere in Shropshire. The company’s owners, IGas, also announced today it was abandoning the site. Local campaigners have welcomed the decision. Frack Free Dudleston said this afternoon it was “delighted” with the news.
DRILL OR DROP? 