Reporting of the regulation of the shale oil and gas and hydraulic fracturing industry, including planning permissions and permits
Opponents of plans to drill and frack in a North Yorkshire village have criticised the “inappropriate” technology, “inadequate” risk assessments, missing, incorrect and inconsistent information and a failure to consider vulnerable people. Europa Oil & Gas contacted DrillOrDrop about this article on 30 September 2025. We have published […]
The decision on expansion of oil production in rural Dorset was deferred this morning because councillors wanted more information on the climate impact.
Officials have supported plans for more drilling and oil production at a mothballed site in rural Dorset.
Key responses have been published this week in response to proposals by Egdon Resources to explore for gas at Foxholes in North Yorkshire.
The Environment Agency has extended the consultation period at a second site where lower-volume fracking is planned in Yorkshire.
Gas exploration plans in the North Yorkshire village of Foxholes were published today.
The Environment Agency has withdrawn is objection to controversial plans to explore for gas, including lower volume fracking, in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.
A second community group has asked for more time to comment on the environmental impact of fracturing plans in Yorkshire.
The public consultation has been extended on the environmental impact of plans to drill and fracture a gas well at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Plans to carry out a lower-volume hydraulic fracture at the West Newton-A oil and gas site in East Yorkshire look likely to get the go-ahead.
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