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: David Burr The site, in West Sussex, has failed to give notice of the start of work. Planning conditions require the well test to begin by 13 February 2026 and the site operator, Angus Energy, to give notice at least seven days earlier. But West …
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