Long-awaited North Yorkshire gas plan published
Plans to drill for gas and carry out small-scale fracturing near a North Yorkshire village have been published, eight months after they were first announced.
“Giant gasfield” discovered in Lincolnshire – reports
Egdon Resources has discovered a “giant gasfield” in Lincolnshire, it was reported last night.
Residents “object strongly” to Rathlin’s small-scale frack plans
People living near an oil and gas site in East Yorkshire have complained to officials about plans for small-scale fracking.
Cuadrilla breaches planning consent over failure to abandon fracking wells
The UK’s most controversial shale gas site has failed to meet the deadline to plug two fracked wells – putting it in breach of planning consent.
Northern Ireland to ban all onshore oil and gas operations
The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed to ban exploration and production of all forms of onshore oil and gas.
Updated: Views sought on small-scale fracking plan for West Newton well site
The Environment Agency has begun a consultation on plans for reservoir stimulation, also known as a proppant squeeze, at Rathlin Energy’s West Newton-A oil and gas site in East Yorkshire.
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.
Prospects “worsened” for UK shale gas in 2024 – Cuadrilla
The only company to carry out high volume fracking onshore in the UK has said the prospects for the shale gas industry worsened in the past year.
Plans for gas drilling and small-scale frack on N Yorks heritage coast
A gas company has revealed plans to drill an exploration well and carry out a small-scale frack on farmland on the edge of the North York Moors national park.
Ed Miliband becomes new energy secretary
Ed Miliband has been appointed secretary of state for energy security and net zero in the new Starmer administration.
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