IGas warning in half-year accounts
The shale company IGas has raised questions about its ability to operate as a going concern.
Swanage gas drilling plans on hold
Dorset County Council and InfraStrata have confirmed that no work will be carried out this year at a proposed gas exploration site near the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in Dorset.
Breaking: SW Energy gives up Forest of Dean and Wiltshire exploration licences
South Western Energy has confirmed it is pulling out of onshore gas exploration in parts of south west England.
Fylde doesn’t look promising for fracking – veteran US geologist
A veteran US shale geologist now working with INEOS has raised doubts about fracking in a key area of the UK.
Money cannot compensate for fracking, politicians told
A retired bishop who lives half a mile from Third Energy’s approved fracking site in North Yorkshire told a parliamentary group yesterday that community benefits would not compensate his village for the impacts of fracking.
INEOS seismic surveys in Derbyshire and S Yorks due to start in weeks
Seismic surveying in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire could start at the end of this month.
Who wants to drill where? Autumn 2016 update
Summary of recent activity and expected operations at 50 sites across the UK, including applications, decisions, company plans and licence changes.
Reaction to social impacts of fracking study
A new piece of research has concluded that the prospect of fracking for shale gas in Lancashire has already had a profound effect on local people, leading to stress, anxiety, depression and feelings of disenfranchisement.
Updated: £200 access offer to residents for fracking seismic surveys – but who’s working for who?
A shale gas company is offering £200 to selected residents in the area around north Nottinghamshire who allow access to their gardens for seismic surveying in preparation for fracking.
Directors, fracking and decarbonising energy
Almost three quarters of Britain’s company directors support decarbonisation of energy to mitigate climate change, and even more are in favour of greater use of solar, offshore wind and wave and tidal energy, according to new research.
