Government seeks to fast-track planning decisions and increase acceptance of pylons
Councils will be able to recover the full cost of major planning applications, if they meet deadlines, the chancellor’s autumn statement revealed today.
UK shale gas won’t help energy prices – advisors tell PM
Government advisors have told the new prime minister the UK can’t rely on shale gas to solve the cost-of-living crisis.
Maps show which East Yorkshire villages could be drilled under by oil and gas company
Oil and gas wells planned in East Yorkshire could be drilled under five villages, new maps have revealed.
East Yorkshire planners back major West Newton oil site expansion despite 1,000+ objections
Proposals by Rathlin Energy for 20 years of oil production and six new wells at its West Newton-A site in East Yorkshire have been supported by council officials.
Government clears way to extend life of suspended Ryedale gas fields
A bid to allow gas fields in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire to operate until 2035 is now likely to be approved after a government ruling.
Government’s shale support fund underspent by £3.8m
A government fund to help English councils deal with shale gas planning applications appears to have paid out just 20% of what was available.
IGas sets out vision for back-to-back shale gas development
Exploratory drilling, fracking and production could be underway at the same time across multiple wells on several pads in a shale gas field, a company suggested today.
Broadford Bridge well needs new planning application, says campaign group
Plans to drill for oil near Billingshurst in West Sussex needs a fresh planning application because the exploration target has changed, campaigners said this week.
Tears and cheers over refusal of Wressle oil production plans
Opponents of plans for 15 years of oil production near Scunthorpe had tears in their eyes when councillors refused planning permission this afternoon.
What to watch in 2017?
DrillOrDrop’s round-up of likely action in the next year for onshore oil and gas sites, applications, legal challenges and company operations. Please let us know if information in this post is missing, inaccurate or out-of-date. We want to make this as complete and accurate as possible. Contact here.
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