Government ban on new onshore oil and gas licences
The UK government has confirmed there will be no new licences for onshore oil and gas in England.
The UK government has confirmed there will be no new licences for onshore oil and gas in England.
Residents in a North Yorkshire village where there are plans for lower-volume fracking have called on the energy minister to apologise over claims he made about the process.
The government has defended plans to end the issuing of new onshore oil and gas licences in England.
A court in Edinburgh has ruled that the former UK government’s go-ahead for the Rosebank oilfield off Shetland was unlawful.
More than twice as many people oppose fracking than support it, according to a government survey published today.