Planners back Balcombe oil well test
Council planners have supported proposals for a one-year well test at the controversial Balcombe oil site in West Sussex, which saw daily protests in summer 2013.
Government minister to be asked to rule on West Newton oil plans
The local government secretary is to be asked to decide whether an extensive environmental study is needed for expansion and production proposals at an oil site north of Hull.
New plan for Notts shale gas site criticised as “speculative, misleading and unsound” – residents complain: “quite frankly we’ve had enough”
The lives of many people in the village of Misson in north Nottinghamshire have been blighted by shale gas since 2014, the parish council has said.
Council urged to rethink ruling on West Newton drilling plans
A council in East Yorkshire is being urged to reconsider its decision on whether proposals to expand an oil site need an extensive environmental study.
UKOG submits appeal on Dunsfold refusal
UK Oil & Gas announced this morning that it had lodged an appeal against the refusal of planning permission for its proposed Loxley gas exploration site near the village of Dunsfold in Surrey.
West Newton-A expansion: 90 weeks of drilling and 20 years of production
Rathlin Energy is planning up to 90 weeks of 24-hours-a-day drilling at one of its wellsites in East Yorkshire.
IGas seeks 10 more years at Notts oil sites
IGas is seeking to extend the life of two small Nottinghamshire oil sites until 2031.
Updated: Wressle frack plan still “in draft”
A key document needed to allow small-scale fracking at Wressle in north Lincolnshire has not yet been approved.
Second consultation on UKOG’s Isle of Wight drilling plans
A second consultation began today on plans by UK Oil & Gas to drill for oil at Arreton on the Isle of Wight.
IGas appeals over refusal to extend life of Avington wellsite
IGas has appealed against the refusal of planning consent for its oil site at Avington in the South Downs National Park.
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