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10+ years of independent journalism on UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and the reactions to it

Formal complaint against Environment Agency on Burniston permit

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 24, 2026

Campaigner seeks injunction against West Newton frack

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 23, 2026

Officials approve retention of Broadford Bridge access track

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 23, 2026

Union Jack and Reabold clash over West Newton frack plan

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 21, 2026

Star Energy looks for new oil and gas opportunities

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 17, 2026

Updated: “Errors, uncertainty and missing information” – Burniston draft permit decision

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 16, 2026

Renewables help Scotland head industrial nations in fall in greenhouse gas emissions – but future cuts will be “hard won”

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 7, 2020 • ( 5 Comments )

The growth of low carbon electricity generation resulted in a drop in Scottish greenhouse gas emissions by almost a third in the decade to 2018, a new report revealed today.

“Substantial losses” at Horse Hill

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 6, 2020 • ( 13 Comments )

The operator of the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey made “substantial losses”, its latest accounts have revealed.

Online art sale to raise money for legal challenge to oil drilling

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 6, 2020 • ( 6 Comments )

Works by established artists have gone on sale to raise funds for a court case about production at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey.

Angus to quit Brockham if water reinjection not permitted

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 6, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

Angus Energy has said it will abandon the Brockham oil field in Surrey if it does not get permission to reinject waste water.

Judge dismisses challenge on decommissioning costs of Third Energy wells

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 5, 2020 • ( 26 Comments )

An anti-fracking campaigner who argued that the cost of decommissioning Third Energy’s gas wells in North Yorkshire could fall on the taxpayer has lost his legal case. Eddie Thornton told the high court in July that the industry regulator, the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA,) had failed to […]

Slow walk protest over oil production at Horse Hill

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 5, 2020 • ( 14 Comments )

Climate campaigners deliberately slowed down three tankers bound this morning for the Horse Hill oil production site in Surrey.

Drilling begins at West Newton-B

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 4, 2020 • ( 7 Comments )

Drilling began this morning on the main borehole at the West Newton-B exploration site in East Yorkshire, site operator Rathlin Energy has announced.

Breaking: Climate activists occupy land planned for Ineos Project One in Belgium

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 3, 2020 • ( 8 Comments )

Climate campaigners from across Europe are reporting they have occupied a site earmarked by Ineos for a major chemicals complex in Belgium.

UKOG raises £2.2m for Turkish exploration project

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 2, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

UK Oil & Gas plc announced today it had raised £2.2m to fund initial operations in its new interest in the Resan oil exploration project in Turkey.

Anti-fracking network runner-up in campaign awards

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 1, 2020 • ( 7 Comments )

Frack Free United, a network of campaigners opposed to fracking, was runner-up in a national awards scheme run by the Sheila McKechnie Foundation.

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