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 ...

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.

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 newly-elected Reform Party mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Dame Andrea Jenkyns, said today she will meet a fracking company planning to explore for shale gas. Dame Andrea Jenkyns, newly-elected ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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”.

Campaigners are urging a council to insist on the speedy restoration of a suspended oil site in West Sussex where decommissioning deadlines have been missed.

Some fracking for oil and gas could still go ahead, despite the government’s moratorium, a ministerial statement has indicated.