Breaking: Minister to decide Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking appeals
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is to decide Cuadrilla’s appeals against the refusal of planning permission for fracking at two sites near Blackpool.
Rathlin gets more time to drill – but with a no-frack condition
Councillors in East Yorkshire voted unanimously this afternoon to give Rathlin Energy another three years to operate an exploratory gas site in Holderness. But they added a condition preventing hydraulic fracturing.
Fracking could put tourists off Ryedale – council concerns
A report by council officials in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, has raised concerns that fracking in the district could put off visitors.
IGas declares £19.3m loss but looks for more fracking sites
IGas declared a loss of £19.3m for the six months to the end of September, according to results published today. The figure compares with a loss of £3.8m for the same period a year ago.
Government’s fracking regulations threaten National Park protection – Labour peer
A Labour member of the House of Lords has accused the government of weakening the law protecting National Parks through its regulations on fracking.
Fracking Week In Westminster – w/e 20th November 2015
In this Fracking Week in Westminster: Questions and statements on Shale and national security Fracking in Ryedale Carbon capture and storage Divestment from fossil fuels Sovereign wealth fund Coal gasification Fracking in protected areas
Likely decision on N Yorks fracking plan delayed to February
A decision on Third Energy’s plan to frack at Kirby Misperton is unlikely to be made until at least February next year after North Yorkshire planners raised more concerns about the application.
Planners recommend three more years for Rathlin’s East Yorkshire drill site
Planners in East Yorkshire have said Rathlin Energy should be allowed to work at an exploratory gas site in Holderness for another three years.
Updated: Cuadrilla to abandon Becconsall site in Lancashire
Cuadrilla Resources is giving up on its exploratory shale gas site at Becconsall on the edge of the Ribble Estuary.
Amber Rudd energy policy speech: analysis and reaction
The Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, committed the government to replacing the UK’s coal-fired power stations with gas. But in a speech billed as an “energy policy reset” she made very few references to domestic shale gas.
DRILL OR DROP? 