Council officials quizzed over “unlawful” oil production at Horse Hill
Members of the public and a councillor questioned Surrey County Council this morning over its handling of unlawful oil extraction at Horse Hill near Horley.
Lincolnshire updates oil and gas planning policy
Lincolnshire is seeking views on a new blueprint for oil and gas planning for the next 15 years.
Breaking: “Enough is enough” – councillors call time on UKOG’s Broadford Bridge oil site
A West Sussex oil site that has been mothballed since 2018 has been refused more time.
Time for tea? Could mothballed West Sussex oil well provide heat for tea production?
A suspended oil site in West Sussex, where no work has been carried out for nearly six years, could supply geothermal heat for farming, including tea production, according to new plans.
September 2023 headlines
Keep up to date with September 2023’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
Updated: Planners back more time to restore Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site
Cuadrilla should be given an extra two years to return its controversial fracking site near Blackpool to farmland, council planners have said.
Cuadrilla’s bid to delay restoration of Lancashire fracking site – details published
Plans by Cuadrilla for a two-year delay in restoring its controversial fracking site near Blackpool were published today.
Jailed pipeline protester to appeal over contempt of court sentence
The climate campaigner who was jailed yesterday for contempt of court over a pipeline protest is to appeal.
Breaking: Restoration of dormant Broadford Bridge oil site delayed for another two years
The life of a dormant oil site was extended today for the fourth time by councillors in West Sussex.
UKOG seeks two more years at Broadford Bridge oil site for “data review”
UK Oil & Gas is seeking to extend the life of its suspended Broadford Bridge exploration site in West Sussex for the fourth time.
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