West Newton-A expansion: 90 weeks of drilling and 20 years of production
Rathlin Energy is planning up to 90 weeks of 24-hours-a-day drilling at one of its wellsites in East Yorkshire.
Lorry plan for Surrey oil site is “unworkable” – campaign groups
A plan for lorry access to the Horse Hill oil site would threaten road safety and disturb local people, the Weald Action Group has complained.
Campaigners make “strong objection” to Altcar Moss fracking plans
A network of groups opposed to fracking near Formby has called for the scheme to be refused because of concerns about flooding, peat extraction, the green belt, noise, traffic and impacts on wildlife.
Rig leaves West Newton well site
The drilling rig has left Rathlin Energy’s West Newton oil and gas exploration site in East Yorkshire.
New setback for Europa’s oil drilling plans near Leith Hill in Surrey
Europa Oil and Gas has withdrawn all the proposals for managing lorries delivering to its exploratory drilling site near Leith Hill in Surrey.
Lincolnshire planners back another three years for North Kelsey oil site
The oil company, Egdon Resources, should get another three years to drill an exploration well at North Kelsey in Lincolnshire, planners have recommended.
Two Lancashire Tory MPs object to Cuadrilla’s revised plans for fracking at Roseacre Wood
Two Conservative MPs in Lancashire are objecting to Cuadrilla’s updated traffic plans for another fracking site near Blackpool.
Planners recommend Cuadrilla’s oil testing plans for Balcombe despite 2,700+ objections
A report released this afternoon recommends approval of plans by Cuadrilla to test the flow of oil at its well in Balcombe, West Sussex.
Complaint of planning breach at second Angus Energy oil exploration site
West Sussex County Council has told the oil company, Angus Energy, that it must use the approved route into an oil exploration site at Lidsey, near Bognor Regis, after a complaint about planning breaches.
Leith Hill oil drilling could trap people in homes and put lives at risk – opponents warn
Objectors to plans to explore for oil near Leith Hill in Surrey have accused the county council of trying to “smuggle through” unworkable arrangements for traffic.
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