Updated: Bid for two-year delay to frack site restoration published
Cuadrilla’s latest attempt to extend the deadline for site restoration of its fracked shale gas site near Blackpool has been published.
Ex chancellor “delighted” at end of licence for “ridiculous” gas scheme
Sir Jeremy Hunt, the former chancellor, has welcomed news that an oil and gas company has surrendered its exploration rights in his Surrey constituency.
UKOG interim accounts delayed
UK Oil & Gas has delayed publication of its interim accounts.
Legal action restarts against Wressle expansion
Campaigners have restarted a legal challenge against a council which ruled that plans to expand the Wressle oil production site do not need a detailed environmental study.
Council “taking steps” to secure frack site restoration
A council says it is taking action to ensure the restoration of Cuadrilla’s former fracking site near Blackpool after the company missed another planning deadline.
Cuadrilla to seek more time at fracking site – days before restoration deadline
The fracking company, Cuadrilla, has revealed it is to seek two more years at its mothballed shale gas site near Blackpool – just four days before the land should have been returned to agriculture.
Milestone at frack site
Cuadrilla’s former fracking site in Lancashire passed a milestone event this morning.
National park votes against objection to Burniston gas plans – but recommends strengthened conditions
Proposals to explore for gas near the edge of the North York Moors would not cause “significant harm” to the national park, the park’s authority agreed this morning.
Horse Hill partner slashes value of investment
Alba Mineral Resources has cut by 94% the value of its stake in Horse Hill – the Surrey oil site at the centre of last year’s landmark Supreme Court judgement.
Action over delays at mothballed oil site
Council officials have taken action against the operator and owner of a West Sussex dormant oil site over clean-up delays.
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