No permission needed for seismic monitoring boreholes under government plans
The government wants to allow oil and gas companies to drill seismic monitoring boreholes without applying for planning permission.
Updated: Celtique Energie ordered to pay council costs over abandoned appeal
Celtique Energie has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds of costs to a campaign group and West Sussex County Council after withdrawing its appeal over plans for exploratory drilling.
Could your area be drilled under the new oil and gas licences?
On 18th August 2015, the government announced the first set of oil and gas exploration licences to be awarded in England for seven years. The 27 licences are mainly in the east Midlands, south Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. But they also cover small areas in Lancashire and north Yorkshire. […]
Reaction to onshore oil and gas licence award
The Government announced the first results today of the 14th round of onshore oil and gas licences. 27 licences will be formally issued later in the year to a total of 12 operators, including well-known names, such as Cuadrilla, IGas, Egdon and INEOS. Most of these licences cover […]
First stage licences target Midlands, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Three key areas account for most of the first new onshore licences to explore for oil and gas announced today by the government. Of the 27 unveiled at lunchtime, eight are in Lincolnshire, nine in Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire, and four between Sheffield and Leeds.
Breaking: Which operators got what under the 14th round
The Oil and Gas Authority has released details of the names of operators that won the first set of licences released under the 14th Round. Link to spreadsheet (spool down to 14th Onshore Licence Round first tranche awards by Operartor)
Breaking: Map of new oil and gas licences
Within the past few minutes, the government released a map of the new onshore oil and gas licences. Link to the map More details soon
Cuadrilla’s first Lancashire shale gas planning appeal underway
The first appeal by Cuadrilla against refusal of planning permission for shale gas exploration in the Fylde area of Lancashire is now underway.
Delay ruling on IGas borehole plans – anti-fracking campaigners
Anti-fracking campaigners have called for a delay to the decision on IGas’s plans for groundwater monitoring at a proposed shale gas exploration site in north Nottinghamshire.
Reaction to government plans to “fast-track” fracking
This morning the government announced it would to take decisions on fracking plans out of local authority hands. It will also consider ruling where companies appeal against a refusal of planning permission. A statement said: “Today’s measures will mean Ministers will consider calling in any application for shale exploration, and […]
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