A landmark legal case on the climate impacts of onshore oil production, to be heard by the Supreme Court in June, could threaten plans for a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria – as well as other fossil fuel developments.
A consultation is underway into detailed plans for a gas site in Surrey, even though the scheme is being challenged in court next month.
Councillors in Surrey have unanimously rejected plans by IGas to manufacture hydrogen from methane at its site at Albury near Guildford.
Another scheme to produce hydrogen from methane in Surrey has been opposed by county council planners.
The High Court has given the go-ahead to a legal challenge against gas drilling near the Surrey village of Dunsfold.
DrillOrDrop’s diary of events in spring 2023 involving the UK onshore oil and gas industry and campaigns about it.
Angus Energy has come a step closer to disposing of radioactive liquids at its oil production site at Brockham in Surrey.
Surrey council planners have recommended refusal of plans by IGas for hydrogen production in the green belt.
Surrey County Council has granted planning permission for the storage of more than 100 tonnes of crude oil at the Horse Hill production site near Gatwick.
The final court in the UK is to make a landmark ruling in a case about the climate impacts of onshore oil and gas extraction.
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