The arguments at the centre of a landmark legal challenge to UK onshore oil production have secured a separate historic court win against the Norwegian government.
Today’s approval to extract oil from the UK’s largest undeveloped field could be heading for the courts.
Balcombe residents will be at the High Court in London next month for their legal challenge to the government go-ahead for oil testing in their village.
Angus Energy reported today it has raised £7.1m in a share placing and subscription.
Most people living near two proposed shale gas sites did not trust information from fracking companies, research has shown.
A community group has added its voice to legal challenges against gas exploration near the Surrey village of Dunsfold.
The industry regulator has given the go-ahead for formal production at the Wressle oil site in North Lincolnshire.
The industry regulator has approved the use of an oil well at Horse Hill in Surrey for disposal of waste water, the site’s parent company announced today.
The Horse Hill oil site in Surrey has been granted permission to pump waste water underground.
Council officials have supported plans for more oil production at a small site in the Surrey greenbelt, saying it would help meet a “growing demand” for hydrocarbons.
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