Government to rule on Waddock Cross environmental study
A government minister is to decide whether there should be a detailed environmental study of plans to expand oil production in rural Dorset.
Campaigners welcome new guidance on climate impact of oil and gas production
New government guidance on assessing carbon emissions from oil and gas production has been welcomed by environmental campaigners.
Legal action restarts against Wressle expansion
Campaigners have restarted a legal challenge against a council which ruled that plans to expand the Wressle oil production site do not need a detailed environmental study.
More delays over Biscathorpe environmental impacts
An oil company has again been given extra time to provide more information about its production plans in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
Planners rule again on impact of new Wressle oil wells
Emissions from oil produced at two proposed new wells at a site near Scunthorpe would contribute to climate change, officials have said. But they ruled the likely impact wasn’t enough to require a detailed environmental study to support a planning application.
Climate emissions from Wressle expansion “not significant”, says operator
An expanded oil and gas site at Wressle in North Lincolnshire could add more than 900,000 tonnes of carbon emissions over its life, a new report has shown.
“No significant environmental impact” from gas drilling at Foxholes – planners
Plans to explore for gas near a village between Scarborough and Bridlington will not need a detailed environmental assessment, council officials have decided.
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.
“Full and fair assessment” of climate emissions would rule out new oil and gas – campaigner
The campaigner behind last year’s Supreme Court judgement on climate emissions has called for strict new rules that would prevent most future oil and gas extraction.
Updated: Europa commits to environmental assessment for Burniston drilling
Europa Oil & Gas has promised to carry out a detailed study of the environmental impact of its plans to drill on the North Yorkshire Heritage Coast, despite a ministerial ruling that the assessment is not needed.
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