Residents voice safety concerns over West Newton fracking plans
Opponents of lower-volume fracking have questioned the safety of the process proposed at a gas site in East Yorkshire.
Scrap planning rules that favour onshore oil and gas, environmentalists demand
Nine environmental campaign organisations have urged the government today to end planning policies that favour fossil fuels.
Breaking: Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site gets more time
The UK’s most controversial shale gas site has won a two-year reprieve before it must be returned to farmland.
Councillors vote for new Lincolnshire oil site
A new oil site got the go-ahead from Lincolnshire councillors this morning, despite local opposition.
Shell’s Jackdaw gasfield and Ineos plastics project face legal challenges
Campaign organisations are taking separate legal actions over plans for a new gasfield and Ineos’s plastics project.
Three more years for East Yorkshire oil site
Councillors have overwhelmingly backed a time extension at Rathlin Energy’s West Newton-B exploration site in East Yorkshire.
Planners back Rathlin Energy’s West Newton oil plans
Council officials have recommended approval of major plans for production, drilling and extension at Rathlin Energy’s well site at West Newton-A.
Wressle small-scale frack successful – Egdon
A controversial operation to improve oil flow at a site in Lincolnshire has been successful, the operator said this morning.
Saltfleetby sidetrack approved
Plans for a sidetrack well at the Saltfleetby gas site in Lincolnshire have got the go ahead.
Wressle proppant squeeze delayed
The controversial proppant squeeze planned by Egdon Resources at its Wressle oil site in Lincolnshire has been delayed by up to four weeks.
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