Updated 12.35pm, 10 May 2019 Opponents of oil and gas exploration at Rathlin Energy’s site at West Newton, north of Hull, have been protesting outside the the entrance for more than 30 hours.
The shale gas commissioner, Natascha Engel, who resigned last night, had more than twice as many appointments with business than residents, according to government records. But we won’t know what she discussed with fracking companies because she reportedly deleted emails and meeting notes.
Third Energy has said it will apply to extend the duration of planning permission for the KMA wellsite at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire.
Investors in the West Newton oil and gas site north of Hull have announced that drilling is underway on a second well.
Third Energy Holdings Limited has announced it has sold its troubled onshore gas business, which includes well sites in North Yorkshire.
UK onshore oil production fell to a seven-year low in 2018, according to official data.
A road-side camp used to monitor operations at an oil and gas site north of Hull was evicted for the third time today.
An oil exploration well in one of the most sensitive parts of the country has lacked scrutiny because of legal loopholes.
The shale gas industry was warned today it must tackle the problem of who pays for decommissioning if the operator goes out of business.
A group of six young people blocked the entrances of a seminar on the UK unconventional oil and gas industry this morning.
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