Reporting of the regulation of the shale oil and gas and hydraulic fracturing industry, including planning permissions and permits
Cuadrilla will not need to submit a detailed environmental statement when it applies to extend the life of its mothballed fracking site at Preston New Road, near Blackpool.
The government has refused costs to UK Oil & Gas plc in its successful appeal over gas exploration near Dunsfold in Surrey.
People are being invited to comment on the environmental impact of plans by IGas to produce unabated hydrogen at its gas site at Albury in Surrey.
The life of a dormant oil site was extended today for the fourth time by councillors in West Sussex.
The industry regulator has approved the use of an oil well at Horse Hill in Surrey for disposal of waste water, the site’s parent company announced today.
Proposals to extend the life of a dormant oil site for a fourth time have been supported by West Sussex planners.
The Horse Hill oil site in Surrey has been granted permission to pump waste water underground.
Plans to revive oil production at a small site in the Surrey greenbelt were approved this morning.
Council officials have supported plans for more oil production at a small site in the Surrey greenbelt, saying it would help meet a “growing demand” for hydrocarbons.
Egdon Resources has submitted an appeal against the refusal of planning permission for oil production at Bscathorpe in Lincolnshire.
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