Biscathorpe oil petition tops 1,000 – Egdon submits more information on plans
More than one thousand people have signed a petition against oil production in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
UKOG’s Dunsfold appeal to be held online – more details
The public inquiry into plans to explore for gas near the Surrey village of Dunsfold is to be held virtually, the Planning Inspectorate has confirmed.
Rathlin posts notice of application for West Newton oil production
Rathlin Energy has given formal notice that it intends to apply for planning permission for expansion and long-term oil production at one of its sites in East Yorkshire.
Radioactive waste disposal allowed to continue at oil site in national park
An oil company has won consent to continue the disposal of liquid radioactive waste in the South Downs National Park.
Time’s up for Ineos at Harthill shale gas site
Planning consent has run out at Ineos’s shale gas site at Harthill in South Yorkshire.
Views sought on UKOG oil drilling plans on Isle of Wight
A public consultation opened today on the environmental impact of plans to revive oil exploration on the Isle of Wight.
Rathlin’s 25-year oil drilling plans “not likely to have significant effects on the environment”, says minister
Plans by Rathlin Energy for long-term oil production at a site in East Yorkshire do not need a detailed environmental study, a government minister has ruled.
Updated: Planners seek more details on national importance of Egdon’s Biscathorpe oil plans
Planners in Lincolnshire have said an oil company has failed to prove that its proposals for drilling and production in a protected landscape are in the national interest.
EA defends permit change at East Yorkshire wellsite
The Environment Agency has defended the way it approved changes to the rules governing an oil site in East Yorkshire.
More delay on ministerial ruling on West Newton A wellsite
The local government secretary needs more time to decide whether expansion plans at an oil site in East Yorkshire need a detailed environmental study.
