MPs to debate government plans to fast-track fracking
Government proposals to relax the planning rules for shale gas sites are due to be discussed for the first time in the chamber of the House of Commons.
Ruth Hayhurst
Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
Landowners could face fracking clean-up costs, MPs warn
Owners of fracking sites may be liable for the clean-up if project backers go out of business, MPs said in a report published today.
Barclays loan to fracking company rises to £19.4m
The company behind fracking plans at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire has increased its loan from Barclays to £19.4m.
Trial collapses against nine anti-fracking protesters in 60-hour lock-on
A court in Blackpool ruled today there was no case to answer against nine anti-fracking activists who took part in the longest lock-on protest outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site.
Scottish government accused of “dilly-dallying” as it delays decision on fracking ban
The Scottish government has delayed its decision on whether to ban fracking.
Rig contracts for West Newton and Brockham
Drilling a second well at Rathlin Energy’s exploration site in East Yorkshire is due to start next month, an investor in the project announced this morning.
Thousand objections to Horse Hill oil drilling and production plans delay decision
There have been at least a thousand objections to plans by UK Oil & Gas for 20 years of oil production at its site at Horse Hill, Surrey County Council has confirmed.
