DRILL OR DROP?

Campaigners complain to MP as council stands firm on committee lockdown rules

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 10, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Opponents of fracking near Formby are seeking help from their MP to overturn Covid-19 lockdown arrangements at a council meeting.

Council votes to extend life of Ryedale gas fields to 2035

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 9, 2020 • ( 11 Comments )

Third Energy’s Ryedale gas fields can continue working until 2035, councillors in North Yorkshire unanimously agreed today, despite hearing that the most recent “meaningful production” at some sites was in 2012.

Planners back five more years at Cuadrilla’s suspended gas site

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 7, 2020 • ( 25 Comments )

Cuadrilla should be allowed to keep its long-standing Elswick gas production site, Lancashire planners said today, even though there’s been no extraction for more than seven years.

Breaking: Broadford Bridge oil site gets two more years – live news updates

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 7, 2020 • ( 8 Comments )

Broadford Bridge exploration site. Photo: Broadford Bridge Action Group Councillors in West Sussex have voted by 10-1 to allow another two years at the oil exploration site at Broadford Bridge.

Officials urged to rethink backing for Broadford Bridge planning extension

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 6, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

Campaigners have urged planners to drop their support for more time at an oil exploration site in West Sussex.

Cuadrilla hints at a long game for UK fracking

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 6, 2020 • ( 73 Comments )

Lancashire shale gas will take longer to exploit than expected but the potential value remains, Cuadrilla’s chief executive told an Australian business newspaper today.