Green groups say narrow vote by Lancashire County Council threatens Prime Minister's plans to go 'all out' for shale
BusinessGreen runs down the key findings of BP's latest annual market forecast
Oil major also declares that shale gas revolution in the US is unlikely to be repeated elsewhere
Europe's nascent shale gas industry welcomes draft law that could allow fracking in Germany
Coalition moves to scrap several key opposition amendments to fracking regulations that it had previously been forced to accept
Local Conservative MP Anne McIntosh says she has yet to receive assurances on waste water and pollution issues from developer
Watchdog grants environmental permits for Roseacre Wood site in Lancashire, as council says final planning decision will not come until April
New amendments to Infrastructure Bill seek to relax rules around methane emissions and could allow drilling beneath National Parks
Guardian analysis reveals new rules agreed by government will make huge swath of protected areas off limits for shale gas exploration
Environment Secretary Liz Truss argues controversial report was 'not analytically robust', as she again blocks calls to publish unredacted version