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.
Campaigners and councillors have said they are shocked that a government-appointed inspector has overturned the refusal of planning permission for long-term oil production in the Lincolnshire Wolds area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB).
A controversial former fracking pad that divided a North Yorkshire community has become a test site for geothermal energy production.
A Surrey community group is refusing to give up its legal challenge over government backing for gas drilling near the village of Dunsfold.
Most people living near two proposed shale gas sites did not trust information from fracking companies, research has shown.
The Good Law Project announced this morning it was supporting the community group, Protect Dunsfold, in its bid to challenge a government decision to allow exploratory drilling for gas on the edge of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
A group of backbench Conservatives has urged the government to ease the planning laws on shale gas schemes.
Detailed plans for one of the UK’s largest onshore oil production schemes in recent years have been published.
This post has links to more than 70 studies, briefings and research papers on fracking and the UK onshore oil and gas industry published since 2018.
Plans to produce oil for 25 years near the village of Puddletown in Dorset have prompted local objections and national concerns.
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