RE: Humber20 Jan 2020 08:47
East Riding of Yorkshire Council granted planning permission for two exploration wells at West Newton B on 4 June 2015.
But no work, apart from archaeological trenches, has been carried out at the site.
Under the terms of the planning permission, the development must begin by June 2020.
Union Jack Oil plc, a partner in the site, announced in November 2019 that it had raised £5m for the two West Newton B wells.
Also in November, Rathlin Energy confirmed that it could not begin work at the site until there had been an archaeological survey. A geophysical survey of the site in 2015 revealed potential archaeological features that could represent evidence of a medieval or earlier settlement.