Rathlin Energy founder quits
The founder and director of a company behind new plans to use UK onshore gas for bitcoin mining, has resigned.
Minister clears way for formal refusal of Burniston frack plan
North Yorkshire councillors are free to issue a formal refusal of plans by Europa Oil & Gas for drilling for gas and lower-volume fracking at Burniston, near Scarborough.
Government urged to rewrite definition of fracking
Fracking should be defined by what it does and what it is for – not by how much fluid it uses, the government has been advised.
Production and revenue down at Angus Energy – annual accounts
Revenue and gas production at Angus Energy fell in 2025 compared with the year before.
Campaigner begins legal action against West Newton fracturing
An environmental campaigner has taken the first steps in a legal challenge to the approval of lower-volume fracking in East Yorkshire.
Minister responds to council fracking questions
The government has told North Yorkshire Council it is keeping regulation on lower-volume fracking “under review”.
Don’t reverse Finch ruling, PM urged
The campaigner who won a landmark Supreme Court ruling on onshore oil and gas emissions is urging the prime minister to resist calls to overturn the judgement.
Balcombe permission lapses – county council
Planning consent at the controversial Balcombe oil site in West Sussex has lapsed, officials confirmed today.
U-turn on Wressle advice
Advice has been reversed on whether expansion of the Wressle oil site in North Lincolnshire needs a detailed study of the environmental impacts.
Balcombe well test: oil company misses notice deadline
A well test at the controversial Balcombe oil site – scene of daily anti-fracking protests in summer 2013 – is looking unlikely.
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