Obey the rules to win back public trust – fracking industry told
The fracking industry must comply with the rules if it is to regain public confidence, the Environment Agency said yesterday.
Third Energy submits fracking plan for Ryedale well
The company behind plans to frack a shale gas well at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire has submitted a final document for approval.
Oil company to seek 1-year extension of permission at Broadford Bridge drilling site
West Sussex County Council has confirmed that the company behind oil drilling at Broadford Bridge, near Billingshurst, is to seek an extension to its planning permission for the site.
Government climate adviser calls for tighter shale gas regulation so that leaks can be fixed rapidly
The UK must take rapid action to deal with any leaks from onshore shale gas wells, as part of efforts to avoid breaching carbon budgets, the government’s adviser on climate change said today.
Yorkshire fracking company receives official warning over incorrect emissions data
The shale gas company preparing to frack in North Yorkshire breached one of its environmental permits by failing to publish correct emissions data, it has emerged.
Angry residents call for immediate halt to UKOG oil drilling plans at Broadford Bridge
Opponents of oil exploration at a site in West Sussex have called for an immediate stop to work after the drill rig was installed yesterday.
INEOS seeks environmental permit for Derbyshire shale site
INEOS Shale has submitted an application for a mining waste permit for its proposed gas exploration site in the village of Marsh Lane in north east Derbyshire.
Conservatives back fracking and seek to take some shale decisions away from local councils
A Conservative government would take some decisions on shale gas drilling plans out of local control.
UKOG should lose licence for Markwells Wood and restore site immediately – opponents
Opponents of proposals to drill for oil in woodland in the South Downs National Park have called for the site to be restored immediately after news that a planning application had been withdrawn (details).
Oil company accuses Sussex drilling opponents of “scaremongering” – “nonsense” says “shocked” campaign group
The oil company behind plans to drill in West Sussex in the next few weeks has written to local people accusing its opponents of “unsettling levels of scaremongering” and “extraordinary levels of misinformation”. UK Oil and Gas (UKOG) has said it expects to drill an exploratory oil well […]
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