Council officials have supported plans for more time at an undeveloped well site in Lincolnshire, where the only work carried out since 2014 has been on the site entrance.
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The Environment Agency is seeking public comments on its expected approval of a wide range of new operations at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey.
A blueprint for future oil and gas sites in Derbyshire leaves the way open to fracking, despite a moratorium on the process.
IGas shares dropped nearly 18% today following news of the impact of Covid-19 on production.
The UK’s official advisor on climate change has said it would support a government presumption against future oil and gas exploration.
Opponents of fossil fuel developments in southern England have described the government’s climate criteria for future oil and gas licences as “inherently flawed”.
A challenge has begun to the refusal of testing at the Balcombe oil site in West Sussex.
An environmental campaigner who brought a legal challenge over the climate impact of onshore oil production is considering taking her case to the Supreme Court after a divided ruling from judges.
A council which backed fracking nearly six years ago has adopted new planning rules that could restrict proposals for the controversial process.
