Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has come under pressure to publish the report into the impact of petroleum extraction and production.

The Hatch Regeneris report was received by the Department in July.

Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald has urged the Minister to take action after large sections of the report were believed to have been leaked online over the weekend.

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"Minister Lyons should publish the full report without any further delay," said Archibald.

"Last year, the Assembly backed a moratorium on petroleum licencing until legislation is brought forward to permanently ban it. 

"Sinn Féin is opposed to the approval of any petroleum licences by the department for the economy. 

"We will continue to oppose any attempts to explore, drill for or extract petroleum in the north and we are currently progressing a bill in the Assembly to ban fracking.

"Protecting the environment and the health of people in our communities is a priority for Sinn Féin."