Villagers launch court challenge over Balcombe oil test
Residents have submitted their legal case over an extended test at the Balcombe oil site in West Sussex.
Residents have submitted their legal case over an extended test at the Balcombe oil site in West Sussex.
Residents in the West Sussex village of Balcombe are seeking to set a legal precedent against onshore oil and gas operations across southern England.
The village at the centre of anti-fracking protests 10 years ago is taking on the oil industry again.
Plans for a well test at the controversial oil site at Balcombe in West Sussex have been approved.
The former Green Party MEP and environmental campaigner, Keith Taylor, has died, aged 69.
Helen Savage responds to government support for fracking from the West Sussex village of Balcombe, scene of anti-fracking protests in summer 2013.
A challenge has begun to the refusal of testing at the Balcombe oil site in West Sussex.
At least 14 onshore oil and gas schemes are going through the planning system in England, DrillOrDrop research has revealed.
Angus Energy said this morning it had received at least six “bona fide” approaches from parties interested in making an offer for the company or its interest in the Saltfleetby gas field.
The oil and gas company, Angus Energy plc, is considering a potential sale as part of a strategic review of its options.