Angus Energy to appeal against Balcombe oil test refusal
The operator of the controversial Balcombe oil site in West Sussex has said it intends to appeal against the rejection of its well test.
Breaking: IGas ordered to restore Misson shale gas site
Nottinghamshire’s only remaining shale gas site has been ordered to be restored.
Saltfleetby sidetrack approved
Plans for a sidetrack well at the Saltfleetby gas site in Lincolnshire have got the go ahead.
Dunsfold drilling inquiry – what to watch
Plans to drill for gas near the Surrey village of Dunsfold come under scrutiny at a public inquiry opening tomorrow (Tuesday 27 July 2021).
Major onshore oil production application published
Detailed plans for one of the UK’s largest onshore oil production schemes in recent years have been published.
Biscathorpe oil petition tops 1,000 – Egdon submits more information on plans
More than one thousand people have signed a petition against oil production in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
Rathlin posts notice of application for West Newton oil production
Rathlin Energy has given formal notice that it intends to apply for planning permission for expansion and long-term oil production at one of its sites in East Yorkshire.
CCC says planning must deliver net zero – but no support for Horse Hill challenge
The government’s climate adviser has said planning policies must deliver carbon-reduction goals – but it declined to back a landmark legal challenge to how UK onshore oil production is decided.
Autumn 2021 diary
DrillOrDrop’s diary of events in autumn 2021 affecting the UK onshore oil and gas industry and campaigns about it.
Time’s up for Ineos at Harthill shale gas site
Planning consent has run out at Ineos’s shale gas site at Harthill in South Yorkshire.
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