Angus gives notice of Balcombe test plans
Angus Energy has confirmed that it will be applying next month for consent to carry out an extended well test at the Balcombe oil site in West Sussex.
Breaking: Minister to decide Ellesmere Port appeal
Plans by IGas to test a gas well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire are to be decided by the local government secretary.
Live news updates: N Yorks debates fracking buffer zones
This post has live updates from a meeting in North Yorkshire which could shape planning policy on fracking across the UK.
UKOG statement: Markwells Wood abandoned and nine new wells planned by 2020
UKOG has confirmed it has abandoned its Markwells Wood site in the South Downs National Park. It has also given details of plans to drill nine new wells in southern England in the next two years.
Oil firm reveals production plans for 500+ tonnes/day at Horse Hill
The company behind the Horse Hill exploration site near Gatwick Airport has released details of plans to drill four more wells to produce oil for 20 years.
N Yorks Mayor launches legal challenge to government plans to fast-track fracking
The Mayor of Malton has started private legal proceedings against the government over its proposals to take decisions on shale gas away from local councillors.
Is Third Energy’s N Yorks gas pipeline in the wrong place?
A pipeline linking Third Energy’s gas production sites in the Vale of Pickering appears to be in the wrong place, North Yorkshire planners have told the company.
