Date set for Dunsfold legal challenge
The legal challenge to drilling for gas near the Surrey village of Dunsfold will go to the High Court in eight weeks.
IGas cuts value of shale assets and opts not to sue government over fracking moratorium
One of the UK’s leading would-be fracking companies appears to be turning away from shale gas.
Protest at High Court by opponents of Surrey gas drilling
Protesters from across south-east England gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London this morning to voice their anger at the government overturning Surrey County Council’s refusal of planning permission for gas exploration near the village of Dunsfold.
Challenge to Surrey gas drilling goes to court
Opponents of plans to explore for gas near the Surrey village of Dunsfold take their case to the Royal Courts of Justice next week.
Grid can take Loxley gas – UKOG
The gas network could accept potential supplies from UKOG’s proposed site in Surrey, the company said today.
IGas submits Glentworth oil production application
Formal plans have been submitted for a new Lincolnshire oil site that could produce up to 90,000 tonnes a year.
Surrey villagers continue fight against gas site
The community group, Protect Dunsfold, has said it is not giving up its challenge to UKOG’s Loxley gas site in Surrey.
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Helen Savage responds to government support for fracking from the West Sussex village of Balcombe, scene of anti-fracking protests in summer 2013.
Government says people living near fracking sites should tolerate more risk and disturbance in the national interest
The UK government formally lifted the moratorium on fracking in England this morning.
Updated: IGas new Lincolnshire oil production site doesn’t need environmental survey – officials
IGas has revealed proposals for a new oil production site in Lincolnshire, which it says could extract 90,000 tonnes a year – but officials have said a detailed environmental study is not needed.
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