Council “taking steps” to secure frack site restoration
A council says it is taking action to ensure the restoration of Cuadrilla’s former fracking site near Blackpool after the company missed another planning deadline.
Review of 2024: landmark judgement sparks tumult for onshore oil and gas
In 2024 the country’s highest court ruled on the climate impact of UK onshore oil and gas production, with tumultuous results for the industry.
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Village reaches funding target for Appeal Court challenge to Balcombe oil test
Residents in the West Sussex village of Balcombe have raised enough money to go to the Court of Appeal in their campaign against oil exploration in the village.
Supreme Court oil site operates without permission
The onshore well site at the centre of a recent landmark legal judgement has continued to produce oil, according to official data, even though it has no planning permission.
Sarah Finch judgement impacts North Sea oil and gas
The implications of a landmark legal challenge about climate emissions from onshore oil have spread to the offshore industry.
Waddock Cross licence gets five-year extension
The licence containing the mothballed Waddock Cross oil field in Dorset has been granted a five-year extension by the industry regulator.
Loxley drilling deadline extended again
The deadline to start drilling a gas exploration well in Surrey has been extended again.
2 onshore oil and gas wells drilled in 2023 – official data
Just two onshore oil and gas wells were drilled in 2023 – and one of them has already been abandoned. This is despite government policy to “max out” domestic resources.
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