Second council unanimously rejects Burniston gas drilling plans
Another council has voted unanimously against plans to drill for gas at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Operator criticised over new work at gas site mothballed for three years
The operators of a mothballed well site in an East Yorkshire village have been accused of apparently “misusing the planning system for their own benefit”.
New Yorkshire gas drilling plans revealed
Egdon Resources wants to drill for gas at a new site between Bridlington and Scarborough, official documents have shown.
Campaigner warns of legal challenge over expansion of North Lincs oil and gas site
An environmental activist has threatened legal action over the expansion of the Wressle oil and gas site near Scunthorpe.
Campaigners block Surrey oil site over “flouting” Supreme Court ruling
Nine Extinction Rebellion campaigners blocked the entrance to the Horse Hill oil production site in Surrey this morning in a protest over its continued operation despite the quashing of planning permission by the Supreme Court.
Expansion plans withdrawn for Saltfleetby gas field
Angus Energy has withdrawn proposals to drill four new wells at the UK’s largest onshore producing gas field.
Royal estate does not respond to request over Burniston gas drilling plan
The private estate owned by the King did not respond to an approach to allow gas exploration on its land near the village Burniston, in North Yorkshire.
Funding shortfall casts doubt over Rathlin Energy’s future
Rathlin Energy does not have enough money to meet its drilling and abandonment commitments in East Yorkshire, according to annual accounts published today.
England’s disappearing shale gas licences
Most of the official exploration licences issued nearly a decade ago in England’s bid to go “all out for shale” no longer exist.
Burniston calls for environmental assessment of gas drilling plan
Plans for gas drilling and small-scale fracking near the North Yorkshire village of Burniston should be assessed for the likely environmental impact, local people unanimously agreed last night.
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