18-month council road closures for new Rathlin Energy drilling site
Three roads in East Yorkshire could be closed for up to 18 months during work at an oil and gas site.
Listing Extinction Rebellion as extremist ideology was error of judgement – minister
A Home Office minister admitted five times today that counter terrorism police should not have labelled the climate campaign group, Extinction Rebellion, as an extremist ideology.
Climate and wildlife objections to 25-year Dorset oil production plans
Plans to produce oil for 25 years near the village of Puddletown in Dorset have prompted local objections and national concerns.
Frack site policing operation disbanded
The policing operation outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site has ended, Lancashire Constabulary has confirmed.
Cuadrilla seeks consent to retain Elswick gas site
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, wants more time at its gas production site at Elswick in Lancashire.
What would it take to end fracking moratorium?, peers told
The government has given some details of what would be needed to end the moratorium on fracking in England.
Horse Hill lorries to be ordered to “stay in lane”
Lorries delivering to the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey will be told not to cross the central white line of the road as they pull into the entrance.
Date set for decisions on Ellesmere Port and Woodsetts shale gas appeals
Decisions on shale gas schemes at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire and Woodsetts in South Yorkshire will be issued within the next three months, the Planning Inspectorate has announced.
Third time extension sought for Broadford Bridge oil site
Operators of the Broadford Bridge oil exploration site in West Sussex are seeking a third extension of planning permission – this time to allow for drilling at other sites.
Third Energy “forgiven” £80m loan before sale, accounts reveal
The gas production company, Third Energy, formerly owned by Barclays, has been released from a loan of more than £80m, according to its accounts.
DRILL OR DROP? 