Category: Regulation

Reporting of the regulation of the shale oil and gas and hydraulic fracturing industry, including planning permissions and permits

Dunsfold environmental permit granted

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 26, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

UK Oil & Gas has reported that it has been granted an environmental permit to explore for gas near the village of Dunsfold in Surrey.

Campaigners challenge lockdown rules for council meeting on fracking plans

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 22, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

A campaign group is seeking to overturn council coronavirus arrangements which they say deny them the right to speak in person at a meeting to decide major plans to frack near Formby.

Comments invited on UKOG’s Isle of Wight drilling plans

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 10, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

A public consultation into plans by UK Oil & Gas to explore for oil at Arreton on the Isle of Wight has opened.

Highway officials oppose UKOG’s Isle of Wight drilling plans over safety concerns

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 10, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Plans by UK Oil & Gas to explore for oil at Arreton on the Isle of Wight should be refused because they may be a hazard to road users, highway officials have recommended.

Government clears way to extend life of suspended Ryedale gas fields

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 9, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

A bid to allow gas fields in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire to operate until 2035 is now likely to be approved after a government ruling.

Decision deferred on Dunsfold oil and gas site

By Ruth Hayhurst on May 19, 2020 • ( 6 Comments )

The planning decision due this week on proposals to drill for oil and gas near the village of Dunsfold in Surrey has been deferred.

UKOG plans published for oil site on the Isle of Wight

By Ruth Hayhurst on May 14, 2020 • ( 8 Comments )

A planning application by UK Oil & Gas for an exploration site on the Isle of Wight was published online this afternoon.

Planners back Dunsfold drilling site despite 80% public opposition

By Ruth Hayhurst on May 13, 2020 • ( 11 Comments )

Officials have supported plans by UK Oil & Gas for a new drilling site near the village of Dunsfold in Surrey despite opposition from local people and councils. A report published this evening has recommended the application be approved by the county council’s planning committee next week. It […]