48% oppose change to fracking earth tremor rules – new poll
Calls by the shale gas industry to relax the rules on earth tremors induced by fracking are not widely supported by the public, according to a new poll.
Campaigners disappointed as council drops case in Wressle oil appeal
Egdon Resources, the company behind plans for long-term oil production at Wressle near Scunthorpe, said today North Lincolnshire Council had withdrawn its case against the company.
UKOG’s Surrey drilling plans: Dunsfold decision postponed and new consultation on Horse Hill
The decision on plans to drill two wells near a Surrey village has been delayed.
Cuadrilla profits fall in “relentless and exhilarating year”
Cuadrilla saw profits drop by a third in 2018, according to annual accounts published this week.
Reshuffle: Leadsom to business; Jenrick to local government
Andrea Leadsom has been appointed the new business and energy secretary with responsibility for the onshore oil and gas industry. The new local government secretary, who will decide on two shale gas planning appeals, is Robert Jenrick.
Rathlin Energy seeks consent for oil storage at West Newton
Rathlin Energy announced today it has applied for consent to store crude oil on its exploration site at West Newton in East Yorkshire.
Listening panel hears objections from councils and residents to UKOG’s Dunsfold drilling plans
Waverley Borough is preparing to object to plans for oil and gas drilling near the Surrey village of Dunsfold, the council reported this evening.
Boris Johnson on fracking and what campaign groups say he needs to do now
Environmental campaigners have called on the new Conservative leader, Boris Johnson, to ban fracking.
Minister pushed for answers on fast-tracking fracking
MPs from both sides of parliament have called on the government to announce it has abandoned plans to relax the planning rules on shale gas schemes.
New application on Dunsfold drilling site creates “impossible challenge” for decision-makers, say villagers
Residents in the Surrey village of Dunsfold have described plans for a proposed oil and gas site as “confused and muddled”.
