Challenge to West Newton fracking consent heads for court
Legal papers have been submitted to the High Court in a legal challenge against plans for lower-volume fracking at an oil and gas site in East Yorkshire.
Prize winner sends solidarity message to Burniston opponents
Campaigners opposed to plans to drill and frack for gas in a North Yorkshire village have received a message of solidarity from a winner of the world’s foremost environmental award.
Lower-volume fracking could trigger earthquakes – expert report
A leading geologist has warned that plans for lower-volume fracking in northern England could cause earthquakes as large and unpredictable as high volume operations.
West Newton fracturing approved
An oil and gas site in East Yorkshire has got a go-ahead for reservoir stimulation, the site operator announced this morning.
Delayed UKOG accounts reveal £35m cut in value of oil assets
Long-awaited annual accounts for UK Oil & Gas plc show a £35m drop in the value of the company’s oil and gas assets.
West Newton fracturing heading for approval
Plans to carry out a lower-volume hydraulic fracture at the West Newton-A oil and gas site in East Yorkshire look likely to get the go-ahead.
Views sought on environmental impact of Europa’s Burniston gas plans
People are invited to comment on the environmental impacts of gas exploration, including lower-volume fracking, at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Parliamentary petition calls for ban on all types of fracking
An official online petition is calling on the government to ban “small-scale fracking” for onshore oil and gas.
West Newton well stimulation scheduled
A well at West Newton in East Yorkshire could be fractured in the next four to nine months, according to a partner in the project.
Burniston drilling meeting – key points and reaction
More than 100 people braved torrential rain to attend an information meeting and exhibition about plans for gas exploration at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
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