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. Map shown to North York Moors ...

About 1,400 formal objections have been submitted in a public consultation on the Europa Oil & Gas exploration plans near the North York Moors national park. At the time of writing, just seven ...

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. Horse Hill oil site, near Horley, in ...

The refinancing deal was important to the continued operation of the Cuadrilla companies in the UK. All 11 Cuadrilla companies involved in onshore oil and gas depend on the financial support of AJL.

Europa’s plan to use a proppant squeeze – a form of fracking – was in the top 10 reasons to object in the public consultation. Two-fifths of objections mentioned fracking or proppant squeeze, while ...

Nearest home, 260m from Europa’s proposed site. Photo: DrillOrDrop Europa said in its application the site was variously 350m, 320m and 300m from the nearest home at Waysite Farm. Consultation ...

Increased traffic and the impact on road safety was the second most often mentioned reason to object in the public consultation to Europa’s plans. Our analysis of the responses showed concerns about ...

Another report, commissioned by Frack Free Coastal Communities steering group, reported 18 bird species, as well as roe deer and hares. The farmer of adjoining Duchy of Lancaster land said a previous ...

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.

Parish councillors voted by 8 to nil to object to plans for gas exploration and small-scale hydraulic fracturing in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston. About 100 people attending an ...

20th June 2014 The UK is not ready to resume fracking because regulations are inadequate and the evidence of impacts on health is being ignored by the government, according to correspondence in The ...

The operators of a mothballed well site in an East Yorkshire village have been accused of apparently “misusing the planning system for their own benefit”.