Latest news with #fracking
BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Scarborough gas rig plans opposed by local council
Plans for a new gas-drilling rig near a seaside town have been unanimously opposed by local decision-makers. The planning application to North Yorkshire Council has proposed using a controversial "proppant squeeze" method to extract the gas in Burniston, near Scarborough, and installing a 98ft (30m) drilling rig on the site. But Reform-run Scarborough Town Council said during consultation that it had concerns about light and noise pollution, lorry traffic and water contamination and gave its "full and unwavering support" to local residents, who also opposed the plan. Europa Oil & Gas said its scheme would be positive for the local economy and "no one is going to notice" its presence. Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume and David Skaith, elected Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, have also objected to the proppant squeeze technique has been described as "small-scale fracking" and has been accused by some of being a loophole in the UK's moratorium on the fossil fuel extraction of the Earth wrote to North Yorkshire Council notifying it of the legal opinion it had obtained that said that proppant squeeze qualifies as fracking under relevant planning policy, and that it must be considered as such when the council considers Europa's application for planning permission. Proppant squeeze procedures have been regularly used in the UK for several years, and industry experts consider the technique low volume, unlike the process formally termed 'hydraulic fracturing', according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Friends of the Earth lawyers also wrote to Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy, urging him to close a loophole in the current fracking moratorium "as a matter of urgency".The environmental group said that having different definitions for fracking is creating confusion, and that the moratorium must be widened to cover all types of fracking, regardless of the volume of the injected has maintained that "it is a misconception that there is a loophole" in the fracking application is currently under consideration by North Yorkshire Council, with consultee responses awaited. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Oilfield service group says relief from counter-tariffs on U.S. sand 'fantastic news'
The federal government is offering Canadian oil and gas drillers counter-tariff reprieve on the vast amounts of sand they import from the United States. The sand is used in the hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — process to help free resources trapped in hard-to-access shale formations deep underground. It's among the imported U.S. goods on which Canada has imposed a surcharge in retaliation for President Donald Trump's flurry of tariffs. Sand from Wisconsin meets the specs needed by Canadian drillers, and the lion's share of what they use is brought in from the Midwestern state. A federal order published in the Canada Gazette newsletter this week says relief is available for companies that import silica and quartz sand, among other products. Gurpreet Lail, the chief executive of industry group Enserva, says it's fantastic news, as the counter-tariffs on sand alone would have cost industry $275 million a year.
CBC
5 days ago
- Business
- CBC
Oilfield service group says relief from counter-tariffs on U.S. sand 'fantastic news'
The federal government is offering Canadian oil and gas drillers counter-tariff reprieve on the vast amounts of sand they import from the United States. The sand is used in the hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — process to help free resources trapped in hard-to-access shale formations deep underground. It's among the imported U.S. goods on which Canada has imposed a surcharge in retaliation for President Donald Trump's flurry of tariffs. Sand from Wisconsin meets the specs needed by Canadian drillers, and the lion's share of what they use is brought in from the Midwestern state. A federal order published in the Canada Gazette newsletter this week says relief is available for companies that import silica and quartz sand, among other products.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Oilfield service group says relief from counter-tariffs on U.S. sand 'fantastic news'
CALGARY — The federal government is offering Canadian oil and gas drillers counter-tariff reprieve on the vast amounts of sand they import from the United States. The sand is used in the hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — process to help free resources trapped in hard-to-access shale formations deep underground. It's among the imported U.S. goods on which Canada has imposed a surcharge in retaliation for President Donald Trump's flurry of tariffs. Sand from Wisconsin meets the specs needed by Canadian drillers, and the lion's share of what they use is brought in from the Midwestern state. A federal order published in the Canada Gazette newsletter this week says relief is available for companies that import silica and quartz sand, among other products. Gurpreet Lail, the chief executive of industry group Enserva, says it's fantastic news, as the counter-tariffs on sand alone would have cost industry $275 million a year. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 17, 2025. Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CTV News
5 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Oilfield service group says relief from counter-tariffs on U.S. sand ‘fantastic news'
A sand dune is backdropped by Atlas Energy plant at the beginning of a 68-kilometre conveyor belt that carries sand needed for hydraulic fracturing Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Kermit, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) CALGARY — The federal government is offering Canadian oil and gas drillers counter-tariff reprieve on the vast amounts of sand they import from the United States. The sand is used in the hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — process to help free resources trapped in hard-to-access shale formations deep underground. It's among the imported U.S. goods on which Canada has imposed a surcharge in retaliation for President Donald Trump's flurry of tariffs. Sand from Wisconsin meets the specs needed by Canadian drillers, and the lion's share of what they use is brought in from the Midwestern state. A federal order published in the Canada Gazette newsletter this week says relief is available for companies that import silica and quartz sand, among other products. Gurpreet Lail, the chief executive of industry group Enserva, says it's fantastic news, as the counter-tariffs on sand alone would have cost industry $275 million a year. --- Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 17, 2025.
