Breaking: UKOG’s Dunsfold drilling plans refused for second time – live news updates
This post has live news updates on the vote over whether gas exploration should be allowed near the village of Dunsfold in Surrey.
Council defends decision to allow 20 years of oil production at Horse Hill – day 2 judicial review
Surrey County Council told the High Court today it had acted lawfully in granting consent for two decades of production at the Horse Hill oil site near Gatwick Airport.
Date set for re-run of Dunsfold drilling decision
The second meeting to decide whether to grant planning permission for gas exploration near the Surrey village of Dunsfold has been set for 27 November 2020.
Dunsfold drilling decision delayed to November
A meeting to reconsider plans by UK Oil & Gas plc to drill at the village of Dunsfold in Surrey has been postponed for another month.
IGas reveals impact of Covid-19
IGas blamed the Covid-19 outbreak and a low oil price for falls in production and revenue, along with a rise in debt, in the first half of the year.
Surrey grandmother’s 100 mile walk to challenge oil drilling
A 71-year-old grandmother is walking more than hundred miles in a week to raise money for a legal challenge to oil drilling in Surrey.
Dunsfold drilling plans to be decided again after refusal ruled “invalid”
The decision to refuse planning permission for oil and gas exploration near the Surrey village of Dunsfold has been ruled invalid following problems during a “remote” council meeting.
Breaking: Broadford Bridge oil site gets two more years – live news updates
Broadford Bridge exploration site. Photo: Broadford Bridge Action Group Councillors in West Sussex have voted by 10-1 to allow another two years at the oil exploration site at Broadford Bridge.
Public health concerns about fracking were marginalised or ignored in England – new research
The UK Government and its advisers “marginalised, downplayed or ignored” public health concerns about shale gas exploration and fracking in England, new research has concluded.
Comments invited on UKOG’s Isle of Wight drilling plans
A public consultation into plans by UK Oil & Gas to explore for oil at Arreton on the Isle of Wight has opened.
