Villagers launch court challenge over Balcombe oil test
Residents have submitted their legal case over an extended test at the Balcombe oil site in West Sussex.
Residents have submitted their legal case over an extended test at the Balcombe oil site in West Sussex.
Plans for a well test at the controversial oil site at Balcombe in West Sussex have been approved.
Most people living near two proposed shale gas sites did not trust information from fracking companies, research has shown.
Surrey council planners have recommended refusal of plans by IGas for hydrogen production in the green belt.
Both Conservative leadership contenders have said they’re in favour of fracking if it has local support – but so far neither have explained how this would be measured or proved.
Rathlin Energy’s plans for expansion and production at its West Newton-A site have been published online.
Proposals by Rathlin Energy for 20 years of oil production and six new wells at its West Newton-A site in East Yorkshire have been supported by council officials.
Major plans for oil and gas production in East Yorkshire are “fundamentally flawed and should be refused”, experts said today.
The public inquiry into plans to explore for gas in Surrey closed this morning with final arguments.
The route to a proposed gas exploration site in Surrey is unsuitable for the large lorries needed to deliver equipment, a public inquiry heard today.