Waddock Cross oil expansion decision delayed over climate questions
The decision on expansion of oil production in rural Dorset was deferred this morning because councillors wanted more information on the climate impact.
Questions remain over Foxholes gas plan
Many residents who attended an information meeting about gas drilling in a North Yorkshire village said they were unconvinced about the plans.
Plugging of fracked wells – start imminent
Key equipment was installed today to decommission Cuadrilla’s fracked shale gas wells and work is expected to start imminently.
Horse Hill update: No date for site clearance + council seeks new details
The operator of unlawful oil production at Horse Hill in Surrey has not given a date when equipment will be removed from the site. The company has also not acknowledged a formal request for more information on its operation.
Horse Hill oil site to be cleared of plant and machinery, council confirms
Equipment is to be removed from the unlawful oil site at Horse Hill, stripped of its planning permission by the Supreme Court, Surrey County Council (SCC) said today (18 December 2024). But the council has not demanded that the site be restored to woodland and agriculture.
Disappointment over “lack of progress” on decommissioning Cuadrilla’s fracking site
People living near Cuadrilla’s mothballed fracking site in Lancashire say they are disappointed about the lack of progress on plugging and abandoning the wells and returning the land to farming.
Breaking: Cuadrilla ordered to abandon Lancashire fracked wells
The UK’s only fracked horizontal shale gas wells must be decommissioned, the industry regulator said today.
Guest post: Yorkshire Landowners question Conservative leadership candidates on fracking
In this guest post, the organisation representing farmers and both small and large landowners in Yorkshire put key questions on fracking to Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss.
Eight new wells for East Yorkshire’s West Newton gasfield – plan unveiled
The first of eight new horizontal wells to exploit the West Newton gasfield in East Yorkshire could be drilled within months, it was revealed today.
Ministers “still talking” about whether to abandon Cuadrilla’s fracking wells
Government appeared to be considering a u-turn this afternoon on the order to Cuadrilla to plug and abandon its shale gas wells at Preston New Road near Blackpool.
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