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.
Updated: New drilling plans at West Newton
Partners in a scheme to produce oil and gas in East Yorkshire have announced what appear to be big changes to their plans.
Planners back new oil site in Lincolnshire
Proposals by IGas for a new hydrocarbon site in Lincolnshire have been backed by county council planners, despite local opposition and official concerns about road safety.
West Newton modelling predicts single gas well could top many North Sea fields
Predictions for a single gas well in East Yorkshire suggest initial production could exceed many entire fields in the North Sea.
West Sussex varies drilling area for UKOG’s Broadford Bridge well
West Sussex County Council has approved changes to plans by UK Oil and Gas Investments plc for its exploratory oil well at Broadford Bridge, near Billingshurst.
Minister rejects single fracking regulator – for now
The Energy Minister, Andrea Leadsom, said today there was no evidence of the need for a single regulator for the shale gas industry.
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