No change to onshore oil and gas planning policy
The government is proposing no changes to national planning policy for onshore oil and gas.
Breaking: Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site gets more time
The UK’s most controversial shale gas site has won a two-year reprieve before it must be returned to farmland.
Block Cuadrilla’s bid for more time at fracking site – local Conservative MP urges council
Cuadrilla should be refused more time to restore its fracking site in Lancashire, the local Conservative MP has told the county council.
Crane at Cuadrilla’s fracking site
A crane has been installed at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road suspended fracking site, near Blackpool in Lancashire.
Cuadrilla plans to extend life of fracking site by two years
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, has taken the first step to extending the life of its suspended fracking site near Blackpool.
Cambo licence extension – a “doomed oilfield on life support”, say campaigners
Environmental campaigners have criticised the decision to allow more time to develop the controversial Cambo oil field, west of Shetland.
Comments deadline approaches on three more years at West Newton-B
People have until the end of this week to respond to proposals to extend the life of the West Newton-B oil and gas site in East Yorkshire.
Time’s up for Ineos at Harthill shale gas site
Planning consent has run out at Ineos’s shale gas site at Harthill in South Yorkshire.
Rathlin seeks second 18-month road closure around West Newton-B well site
Rathlin Energy has confirmed it is seeking to extend road closures around its West Newton-B oil and gas site in East Yorkshire until autumn 2022.
IGas seeks 10 more years at Notts oil sites
IGas is seeking to extend the life of two small Nottinghamshire oil sites until 2031.
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