“Great Wall of Ineos blocks Woodsetts views”
New proposals by Ineos have emerged for a 3m high noise barrier running for more than 100m alongside its site earmarked for shale gas exploration in the south Yorkshire green belt.
Council seeks new comments on Horse Hill oil production plans
The decision on plans to expand the UK Oil and Gas exploration site at Horse Hill in Surrey has been put back again, until at least July.
Campaigners question timing of consultation on Northern Ireland fracking licence
An application for a licence to explore for shale gas in south west County Fermanagh has prompted questions and opposition among anti-fracking campaigners and local people.
Start date fixed for second Wressle inquiry
The public inquiry into plans for long-term oil production at Egdon Resource’s Wressle site near Scunthorpe is to begin on 5 November 2019.
Thousand objections to Horse Hill oil drilling and production plans delay decision
There have been at least a thousand objections to plans by UK Oil & Gas for 20 years of oil production at its site at Horse Hill, Surrey County Council has confirmed.
Cuadrilla wants to use more chemicals to improve fracking at shale gas site
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, is seeking permission to add new chemicals to its fracking operations in Lancashire.
UKOG statement: Markwells Wood abandoned and nine new wells planned by 2020
UKOG has confirmed it has abandoned its Markwells Wood site in the South Downs National Park. It has also given details of plans to drill nine new wells in southern England in the next two years.
Details published of geological research centre in Cheshire
Proposals for an underground observatory in north Cheshire, predicted to provide the “most comprehensive geological data” in the world, have been published online and are open for comments.
Campaigners to argue that IGas Ellesmere Port gas test is a risk to public health
Plans by IGas to test the flow of gas at its well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire risk the health of people living nearby, campaigners will argue later this month.
Frack free campaigners celebrate as Tory Scarborough commits to become carbon neutral by 2030
Conservative-controlled Scarborough Borough Council declared a climate emergency this afternoon.
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