Lincolnshire updates oil and gas planning policy
Lincolnshire is seeking views on a new blueprint for oil and gas planning for the next 15 years.
Burniston gas drill and frack would have “significant environmental impacts” – planners
Proposals to drill for gas and carry out a small-scale frack near the North York Moors National Park would have “significant impacts on the environment”, planners have said.
Friends of the Earth challenges anti-protest injunctions at European Court of Human Rights
The use of anti-protest injunctions in the UK is being challenged by Friends of the Earth at the European Court of Human Rights.
Expansion plans published for Wressle oil site
The UK’s second largest onshore oil production site has published proposals to increase its footprint by about a third and drill two new wells.
Council planners back two more years at Broadford Bridge oil site
The life of a mothballed exploration site should be extended for another two years to allow an oil company to review data from two other wells in southern England, council planners have recommended.
Balcombe residents raise £5,500 for court appeal
A campaign group opposing oil testing in the West Sussex village of Balcombe has raised enough money to apply for permission to challenge a High Court judgement.
Egdon reveals plans for 10-15 years of gas production at Wressle oilfield
The operator of the Wressle oilfield in North Lincolnshire said today it wanted to extend the site and add two new production wells that would extract hydrocarbons for 10-15 years.
Small-scale fracks planned for new Wressle wells
Two new wells planned for the UK’s newest onshore oil production site are likely to be stimulated by proppant squeeze, a small-scale hydraulic fracture.
Plans for two new wells confirmed for Wressle oil site
The UK’s newest onshore oil production site has confirmed it is planning two new wells.
George Lucan to step down as Angus Energy chair
The executive chair of Angus Energy, George Lucan, is to step down next month.
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