Third of election candidates in Ineos shale gas area sign frack-free pledge
More than a third of local election candidates standing next week in an area where Ineos wants to explore for shale gas have signed a “frack free pledge”.
Notice of planning application for Kirby Misperton gas site
Third Energy has said it will apply to extend the duration of planning permission for the KMA wellsite at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire.
Drilling starts on second well at Rathlin Energy’s West Newton site in East Yorkshire
Investors in the West Newton oil and gas site north of Hull have announced that drilling is underway on a second well.
Start date fixed for second Wressle inquiry
The public inquiry into plans for long-term oil production at Egdon Resource’s Wressle site near Scunthorpe is to begin on 5 November 2019.
Lancashire fracking site looks like an “abandoned ghost town”, says campaign group
Anti-fracking campaigners have accused Cuadrilla of leaving local people “in the dark” as more equipment was removed off the company’s Preston New Road site this week.
Third Energy sells onshore gas business
Third Energy Holdings Limited has announced it has sold its troubled onshore gas business, which includes well sites in North Yorkshire.
“UK support for new fossil fuels is beyond absurd” – how politicians and industry responded to Greta Thunberg
The 16-year-old Swedish climate campaigner, Greta Thunberg, has described the UK’s support for shale gas as “irresponsible” and “beyond absurd”.
Councillors back mine methane scheme near historic parkland by slim margin
Plans to extract methane from a disused colliery near Rufford Abbey in Nottinghamshire were approved this lunchtime by two votes.
Letter reveals Cuadrilla is running out of time to frack Blackpool wells
Cuadrilla looks likely to miss the planning deadline to frack its second shale gas well at Preston New Road, in Lancashire, correspondence has revealed.
2018 onshore oil production down – under 2% of UK total
UK onshore oil production fell to a seven-year low in 2018, according to official data.
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