Gas find: Reabold Resources won planning permission from East Riding of Yorkshire Council to drill at hamlet West Newton
An energy group has been given the green light to search for more gas near Hull. Reabold Resources won planning permission from East Riding of Yorkshire Council to drill at hamlet West Newton.
The ‘nationally significant’ discovery at the site is thought to be the biggest onshore oil and gas field found since Wytch Farm was uncovered in 1973.
The all-clear from the local council comes as the Government is focusing its attention on bolstering the UK’s own energy industry and weaning off foreign imports in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukraine war has exacerbated an energy crisis that began last year.
A new energy security strategy is expected to be unveiled next week, which is widely expected to include fresh commitments to resources such as the North Sea.
