Live news updates: Rotherham councillors vote unanimously against INEOS shale gas plans for Woodsetts
Live updates on the Rotherham Borough Council meeting discussing the INEOS planning application for a shale gas well at Woodsetts.
Third Energy’s N Yorks frack could be delayed until autumn
Any fracking at Third Energy’s well at Kirby Misperton could have to wait until the autumn, it emerged today.
Angus seeks another 10 years at Lidsey oil site
The oil company, Angus Energy, has applied for permission to produce from its Lidsey site near Bognor Regis in West Sussex for another 10 years.
Angus Energy’s planning application for Brockham oil site “invalid”
Correspondence seen by DrillOrDrop shows that the planning application submitted by Angus Energy for its Brockham oil site late last year has been found to be invalid by Surrey County Council.
Planners back IGas test proposals for Ellesmere Port gas well
Planners have recommended approval of plans by IGas to test its gas exploration well at Ellesmere Port, despite more than 2,000 objections and a warning about a nearby explosives business.
Cuadrilla’s Balcombe opponents make eleventh hour appeal to councillors
Opponents of Cuadrilla’s proposals to test its oil well at Balcombe in West Sussex have appealed to councillors to refuse planning permission when they meet tomorrow.
Residents criticise oil regulator over management of South Downs drilling licence
Villagers opposed to drilling for oil in a remote part of the South Downs have accused regulators of a lack of robustness in handling the licence near their homes.
Rathlin prepares for new East Yorkshire well site
Rathlin Energy is expected to begin work within weeks at its new oil and gas exploration site in East Yorkshire.
“More lives at risk” from Cuadrilla’s revised traffic plans for proposed Roseacre Wood fracking site
Revised plans for lorry deliveries to a second proposed fracking site in Lancashire would “put even more lives at risk”, a community group said today.
Campaigners begin legal challenge to council decision on Leith Hill oil site
Opponents of plans to drill for oil near the Leith Hill beauty spot in Surrey have begun legal action against the county council.
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