Views sought on environmental impact of Europa’s Burniston gas plans
People are invited to comment on the environmental impacts of gas exploration, including lower-volume fracking, at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Burniston MP calls for parliamentary debate on fracking
The MP for the North Yorkshire village of Burniston, where a form of fracking is planned, has called for a parliamentary debate on the issue.
Long-awaited North Yorkshire gas plan published
Plans to drill for gas and carry out small-scale fracturing near a North Yorkshire village have been published, eight months after they were first announced.
Reabold Resources ups stake in Rathlin Energy
Reabold Resources has acquired a further 20.4% of shares in Rathlin Energy, the operator of two exploration sites in East Yorkshire.
Updated: Europa commits to environmental assessment for Burniston drilling
Europa Oil & Gas has promised to carry out a detailed study of the environmental impact of its plans to drill on the North Yorkshire Heritage Coast, despite a ministerial ruling that the assessment is not needed.
Well stimulation plan at West Newton
Rathlin Energy has announced it is seeking permission to inject fluid and proppant into a well at its West Newton-A site in East Yorkshire.
Go-ahead for Wressle expansion – two new wells and small-scale fracks
Planners at North Lincolnshire Council have granted planning permission for more drilling and small-scale fracking in an expansion of the Wressle oil site near Scunthorpe.
Burniston gas drill and frack would have “significant environmental impacts” – planners
Proposals to drill for gas and carry out a small-scale frack near the North York Moors National Park would have “significant impacts on the environment”, planners have said.
Burniston calls for environmental assessment of gas drilling plan
Plans for gas drilling and small-scale fracking near the North Yorkshire village of Burniston should be assessed for the likely environmental impact, local people unanimously agreed last night.
Crane at Cuadrilla’s fracking site
A crane has been installed at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road suspended fracking site, near Blackpool in Lancashire.
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