Council officials have been accused of giving misleading advice on controversial plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston, near Scarborough.

The local government secretary will not decide controversial plans for gas drilling and lower volume fracking at Burniston near Scarborough.

The UK’s second biggest onshore oil operator saw production volumes drop nearly 6% below predictions in 2025. Singleton oil site in the South Downs National Park. Photo: DrillOrDrop In a trading ...

The campaigner who won a landmark Supreme Court ruling on onshore oil and gas emissions is urging the prime minister to resist calls to overturn the judgement.

The operator of the Balcombe oil site in West Sussex has said it will submit a new planning application after permission ...

The MP representing Balcombe, site of a controversial oil well in West Sussex, has asked the government how water supplies could be affected by the onshore industry.

Campaigners have questioned council officials about whether a “viable” planning application is likely for the Horse Hill oil ...

The village campaign group, Frack Free Balcombe Residents’ Association (FFBRA), took three legal challenges to the Royal ...

An oil and gas site in East Yorkshire has got a go-ahead for reservoir stimulation, the site operator announced this morning.

The company behind plans for lower-volume fracking in Burniston, North Yorkshire, warned today it could go out of business if shareholders did not approve a £3.5m fundraising later this month. Europa ...

A well test at the controversial Balcombe oil site – scene of daily anti-fracking protests in summer 2013 – is looking unlikely. The Balcombe site in West Sussex during drilling, 21 August 2013. Photo ...

Apparent procedural irregularities and widespread opposition over the handling of gas drilling plans has prompted calls for scrutiny of North Yorkshire Council. Burniston Parish Council has asked ...