Europa granted permission for Surrey drilling corridor
Surrey County Council has granted planning permission for an underground drilling corridor to allow exploration for oil near Leith Hill on the edge of Dorking.
How much traffic does it take to frack a well? That depends on how you count it
Traffic has become one of the most contentious issues in planning decisions for onshore oil and gas. Recently, it was behind the refusals of permission for fracking at Roseacre Wood in Lancashire and a conventional well between the West Sussex villages of Kirdford and Wisborough Green. It was […]
New Rathlin application disappoints Holderness villagers
Campaign groups in East Yorkshire say they remain opposed to Rathlin Energy’s drilling activities in the county, following the company’s application to extend its operation at an exploratory wellsite Rathlin has applied for a three-year extension of planning permission at West Newton-A in Holderness, north of Hull. It […]
Fracking Week in Westminster – w/e 18th September 2015
In this Fracking Week in Westminster: Ministers make changes to planning policy in statements on shale gas and oil Lisa Nandy asks: Does the government have a plan to keep the lights? Cat Smith asks: Did the government discuss the release of the full version of the rural […]
Consultation on oil and gas licences under fire
The government’s consultation about how new oil and gas licences may affect the UK’s most important sites for wildlife appears to breach good practice guidelines – and has been criticised by a leading nature conservation organisation.
“Kick in the teeth” by shale gas task force – Balcombe residents
Ten residents of the West Sussex village of Balcombe have demanded their names be removed from the latest report of the Task Force on Shale Gas because they say it looks as if they endorse the conclusions.
Rathlin applies for extension at East Yorkshire well site
Rathlin Energy has applied to extend the planning permission at its West Newton A wellsite in Holderness for another three years. The company has already drilled one well at the site on Fosham Lane and has permission for a second. But planning consent expires in March 2016. The […]
293 top wildlife sites at risk from fracking – RSPB
The RSPB warned today that nearly 300 Sites of Special Scientific Interest – home to rare plants and animals – have been included in the new oil and gas licences.
Government could decide Cuadrilla’s fracking appeals under new rules
The government gave more detail this afternoon on how it would fast-track fracking through the planning system. In a statement the Local Government Secretary, Greg Clark, said he was changing the rules to allow him to take over decisions on shale gas appeals.
Task Force backs shale gas as bridge to low carbon future
Shale gas could help the UK move to a low carbon economy, according to an industry-funded panel.
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