Fracking moratorium is a “betrayal” – Cuadrilla’s owner
Cuadrilla’s Australian owner has condemned the reinstatement of the moratorium on fracking in England as a betrayal of the shale gas industry.
COP27: Thousands expected to march for climate justice in global day of action
Thousands of people are due to take to the streets at the weekend in protests calling for climate justice.
Egdon reports 530% increase in oil and gas revenues
The oil and gas operator, Egdon Resources, has reported increased revenues of more than 530% because of rising production and prices.
COP27: Renewables are “insurance against energy dependency” – Rishi Sunak
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak was criticised today for his government’s plans to expand North Sea oil and gas extraction, while promoting renewable energy at the COP27 climate talks.
COP27: “Oil and gas firms expected to pay towards climate loss and damage” – Mia Mottley
Mia Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados, called today for oil and gas companies to contribute to the cost of climate change.
COP27: “Dash for gas is a dash down a bridge to nowhere” – Al Gore
The former US vice president, Al Gore, speaking on the opening day of the COP27 climate talks, criticised the world’s addiction to fossil fuels. He told world leaders meeting at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt: “We must see the so-called ‘dash for gas’ for what it really is: a […]
COP27: UN secretary-general calls for windfall tax on fossil fuel companies
The UN secretary-general has called on all industrialised countries to tax the windfall profits of fossil fuel companies.
COP27: Boris Johnson criticises net zero sceptics who want to “frack the hell out of the British countryside”
“This is not the moment to abandon the campaign for net zero”, the former UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, told the opening day of the COP27 climate talks in Egypt.
Latest onshore oil production – July 2022
DrillOrDrop’s review of the latest UK onshore oil data for July 2022: daily production falls at Wytch Farm to the lowest level for 10 years and the Gatwick Gusher slows to a trickle.
Fracking moratorium – a timeline
Three years ago today, the government formally confirmed a moratorium on fracking in England.
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