UK fracking update – Sealing of Cuadrilla’s shale gas wells could be delayed by a year
The oil and gas industry regulator has said it would consider postponing the abandonment of Cuadrilla’s fracked wells in Lancashire by up to a year.
Lincolnshire planners refuse well abandonment at IGas site over rig height
Council officials refused a request by IGas to abandon one of its wells in Lincolnshire this weekend because the rig that would have been used breached planning rules.
Third Energy challenges order to plug and abandon its Ryedale gas wells
An official order could block plans by a former fracking company to use gas wells in North Yorkshire to test alternative technologies.
Third Energy seeks geothermal heat from old Ryedale gas wells
A company that tried to frack in North Yorkshire three years ago says it wants to re-use old gas sites for renewable energy.
UKOG plans published for oil site on the Isle of Wight
A planning application by UK Oil & Gas for an exploration site on the Isle of Wight was published online this afternoon.
North west shale write-offs push up losses as IGas focusses on East Midlands
Losses in IGas more than doubled in 2019 to more than £50m as the company turned its back on shale exploration in north west England, annual accounts have revealed.
Angus seals deal for Saltfleetby gasfield
Angus Energy announced this morning it had completed a farm-in agreement for the Saltfleetby gasfield in East Lincolnshire.
Angus proposes using abandonment cash to restart gas field production
Investors and anti-drilling campaigners have criticised proposals by Angus Energy to use money intended for decommissioning to connect a shut-in gas field to the grid.
Lack of detail on restoration bond held up decision at IGas shale gas site – documents reveal
Council planners in Nottinghamshire were initially unable to work out the value of a financial bond covering restoration of the Misson shale gas site because the operator, IGas, didn’t give them enough information.
Guest post by Russell Scott: Are bonds for shale gas sites worth the paper they’re written on?
As councillors in Nottinghamshire prepare to consider a financial guarantee for what could be county’s second shale gas site, researcher and anti-fracking campaigner, Russell Scott, asks can bonds protect communities and do they risk setting a dangerous precedent?
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