The decision to refuse planning permission for oil and gas exploration near the Surrey village of Dunsfold has been ruled invalid following problems during a “remote” council meeting.
An investigation is underway following complaints about a council meeting that refused consent for drilling in Surrey.
The life of a suspended gas well, described by its operator as dry, was extended today by councillors in Lancashire.
Third Energy’s Ryedale gas fields can continue working until 2035, councillors in North Yorkshire unanimously agreed today, despite hearing that the most recent “meaningful production” at some sites was in 2012.
Cuadrilla should be allowed to keep its long-standing Elswick gas production site, Lancashire planners said today, even though there’s been no extraction for more than seven years.
Centrica is giving up its stake in Cuadrilla’s shale gas licence in the Fylde near Blackpool.
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A UK onshore oil and gas company could be bought up by the investment company Metal NRG by the end of the summer.
Dunsfold residents have welcomed a county council vote to refuse plans to drill near their Surrey village.
This post has live news updates on the decision over proposals to explore for oil and gas near the village of Dunsfold in Surrey.
DRILL OR DROP? 