Reabold outlines drilling plans at second West Newton site in early 2020
An exploration company has told investors about plans to drill next year at a second site at West Newton in East Yorkshire.
West Newton well test suspended after oil find
Rathlin Energy has suspended the extended well test at its West Newton well site in East Yorkshire – just a week after the start.
First day of West Newton well test prompts smell complaints
Complaints about a smell from Rathlin Energy’s oil and gas site in East Yorkshire were reported to the Environment Agency today.
New operations approved for West Newton oil and gas site
Cold venting and acid squeeze have been approved at Rathlin Energy’s oil and gas site at West Newton in East Yorkshire.
Updated: Campaigner remanded in custody
A campaigner from Hull was remanded in custody by a court in the city today following a protest against local drilling for oil and gas.
August 2019 headlines
This month, Cuadrilla began fracking its second well at Preston New Road, near Blackpool. 12 days later it was ordered to stop after causing the UK’s largest fracking-induced earth tremor.
Rathlin Energy seeks consent for oil storage at West Newton
Rathlin Energy announced today it has applied for consent to store crude oil on its exploration site at West Newton in East Yorkshire.
Rig leaves West Newton well site
The drilling rig has left Rathlin Energy’s West Newton oil and gas exploration site in East Yorkshire.
West Newton “potentially UK’s largest onshore hydrocarbon discovery since 1973” – investor
An investor in the West Newton wellsite in East Yorkshire has said it could be the UK’s largest onshore gasfield and the largest onshore hydrocarbon discovery since 1973.
Road closure at West Newton drilling site extended up to 18-months, residents told
Residents in East Yorkshire say they’ve been told the county council has extended a three-week road closure at an oil and gas site north of Hull to 18 months. Earlier this week East Riding of Yorkshire Council closed two roads leading to Rathlin Energy’s West Newton exploration site. […]
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