Minister responds to council fracking questions
The government has told North Yorkshire Council it is keeping regulation on lower-volume fracking “under review”.
N Yorks Council “burying its head in the sand” over Burniston gas plan complaints
Burniston has stepped up its action against North Yorkshire Council’s handling of plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking.
Lapsed Balcombe well test: Angus Energy to “submit new planning application”
The operator of the Balcombe oil site in West Sussex has said it will submit a new planning application after permission lapsed last week.
MP and councils join calls for Burniston decision delay
An MP and leaders of four local councils are urging a delay to the decision on gas drilling and lower volume fracking near Scarborough.
Company profile: Europa Oil & Gas Limited
Europa Oil & Gas Limited has been making headlines since it announced controversial plans a year ago for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston, near Scarborough.
Burniston residents: ‘fracking guineapigs’ fear
Residents of the North Yorkshire village facing plans for gas exploration are afraid they may be used as guineapigs for proppant squeeze, a form of lower-volume fracking.
Industry regulator extends Europa’s Burniston licence
Europa Oil & Gas announced this morning it has been granted an extension to the first phase of its exploration licence covering controversial plans for gas drilling and lower volume fracking in North Yorkshire.
Horse Hill latest
Key information needed for a new planning application for a controversial drilling site in Surrey will be submitted before Christmas, it was revealed today.
Official petition to ban all fracking tops 10,000
An official online petition calling for a ban on all forms of fracking has passed an important milestone.
Dorset planners back expansion at suspended oil site
Officials have supported plans for more drilling and oil production at a mothballed site in rural Dorset.
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