Go-ahead for Wressle expansion – two new wells and small-scale fracks
Planners at North Lincolnshire Council have granted planning permission for more drilling and small-scale fracking in an expansion of the Wressle oil site near Scunthorpe.
Reporting of the regulation of the shale oil and gas and hydraulic fracturing industry, including planning permissions and permits
Planners at North Lincolnshire Council have granted planning permission for more drilling and small-scale fracking in an expansion of the Wressle oil site near Scunthorpe.
Lincolnshire is seeking views on a new blueprint for oil and gas planning for the next 15 years.
Proposals to drill for gas and carry out a small-scale frack near the North York Moors National Park would have “significant impacts on the environment”, planners have said.
Angus Energy is seeking permission to drill up to four new wells at the UK’s largest onshore producing gas field.
The government is proposing no changes to national planning policy for onshore oil and gas.
Plans for gas drilling and small-scale fracking near the North Yorkshire village of Burniston should be assessed for the likely environmental impact, local people unanimously agreed last night.
A gas company has revealed plans to drill an exploration well and carry out a small-scale frack on farmland on the edge of the North York Moors national park.
People living near Cuadrilla’s mothballed fracking site in Lancashire say they are disappointed about the lack of progress on plugging and abandoning the wells and returning the land to farming.
The UK confirmed new licences this morning allowing oil and gas companies to explore in parts of the North Sea previously allocated for offshore wind power.
The company that runs Wytch Farm, the UK’s largest onshore oilfield, has been fined a record sum for releasing gas without permission.