We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Submission period now runs until 7 August
Cuadrilla is set to begin work on fracturing (fracking) its second well at the Preston New Road site in Lancashire
Response to Cuadrilla Bowland Ltd's application for Hydraulic Fracturing Consent for its Preston New Road site.
Invitation for people to review draft environmental permits for Kirby Misperton site
UK government lifts shale gas moratorium and confirms support for new oil and gas licensing round
Written ministerial statement by Energy Minister Richard Harrington on hydraulic fracturing.
Andrea Leadsom has today visited the IGas site at Doe Green, Warrington, to see what a potential hydraulic fracturing site would look like.
Response to a request for information on communications and correspondence relating to unconventional oil and gas extraction in the UK.
A note on induced seismicity (earthquakes) in the UK and its relevance to hydraulic stimulation for exploration for shale gas (also known as…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Response to a request for correspondence between Duarte Figueira, Head of the Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil and senior executives of various energy companies.
Information provided in accordance with the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIRs).
Andrea Leadsom's speech at the Shale World UK 2016 conference in London
Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences (PEDLs) covering parts of Bath, Somerset and Bristol (PEDLs 226, 227 and 228).
Guidance for operators required to carry out an initial or early-stage environmental risk assessment (ERA).
Response to a request for information on any correspondence with Salford Council about hydraulic fracturing.
This is a government consultation on proposals to reform the procedure for gaining underground access to oil or gas deposits and geothermal energy.
Permit allows low-risk activities only
Energy intensive business across the UK receive government support to become more energy efficient.
Shale gas planning applications will be fast-tracked through a new, dedicated planning process, under measures announced today.
The potential for shale gas is worth exploration The industry is governed by one of the most robust and stringent regulatory frameworks in…
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab).