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New poll findings: Government ignores public on fracking and should not relax tremor rules

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 21, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Egdon to seal Biscathorpe oil well after it fails to find target formation

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 20, 2019 • ( 20 Comments )

Cuadrilla wants to use more chemicals to improve fracking at shale gas site

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 20, 2019 • ( 21 Comments )

Council rejects community appeal against eviction of monitoring station at E Yorks drill site

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 20, 2019 • ( 7 Comments )

Surrey residents report second earthquake in a week

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 19, 2019 • ( 18 Comments )

Drilling monitors take fight against eviction to council meeting

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 18, 2019 • ( 46 Comments )

UKOG statement: Markwells Wood abandoned and nine new wells planned by 2020

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 24, 2019 • ( 50 Comments )

UKOG has confirmed it has abandoned its Markwells Wood site in the South Downs National Park. It has also given details of plans to drill nine new wells in southern England in the next two years.

Campaigners call fire crews to West Newton well site – “minor incident” says Rathlin Energy

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 23, 2019 • ( 104 Comments )

Fire crews were called to Rathlin Energy’s West Newton-A well site in East Yorkshire this lunchtime after a hose on a rig became detached and hit the drill cabin.

Live updates: Day 6 of inquiry into IGas test plans for Ellesmere Port well

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 23, 2019 • ( 6 Comments )

This post has live news updates from Day 6 of the inquiry into IGas plans to test for gas flows at its well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. The hearing will hear evidence on site location from Frack Free Ellesmere Port and Upton (FFEPU), which argues the proposal is “wrong […]

Fracking tremor limit could be raised safely, say scientists

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 22, 2019 • ( 50 Comments )

Two scientists have said the rules on fracking-induced earth tremors could be relaxed with little risk to people.

Minister reveals details of new shale regulator

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 22, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

The government’s new shale regulator, announced last spring, has three members of staff, at a cost of £75,000, operates “virtually” and has no powers, the energy minister has said.

Council threatens to evict monitoring camp outside West Newton well site

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 22, 2019 • ( 17 Comments )

People monitoring drilling at Rathlin Energy’s East Yorkshire well site are fighting a council threat of eviction to a road-side camp.

Live news updates: Day 5 of inquiry into IGas test plans for Ellesmere Port well

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 22, 2019 • ( 15 Comments )

  This post has live news updates from Day 5 of the inquiry into IGas plans to test for gas flows at its well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. The hearing will hear the first witnesses for Frack Free Ellesmere Port and Upton: Professor Kevin Anderson on climate change; and […]

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