Campaigners calls for ban on acid stimulation of onshore oil and gas wells
Friends of the Earth has called for a ban on the use of acid to stimulate the flow of oil and gas in onshore wells.
Cuadrilla completes second shale gas well and prepares to frack as hosepipe ban is announced
Cuadrilla said this morning it had finished drilling the UK’s second horizontal shale gas well and would soon prepare for hydraulic fracturing at the site in Lancashire. The announcement coincided with news that a hose pipe ban for residents in the county would begin on 5 August.
Ineos loses legal challenge on Scottish fracking “ban”
The shale gas company, Ineos, has lost its case against the Scottish Government’s policy on fracking.
“We’d ban fracking if we had the power” – SNP
The Scottish government would ban fracking if it had the legal power to do so, a senior member of the Scottish National Party has said.
When is a ban not a ban? Day 2 of Ineos legal challenge over fracking in Scotland
The Scottish Government created an unlawful policy to prevent fracking in Scotland, the lawyer for two gas companies told the Court of Sessions in Edinburgh today.
Court urged to dismiss Ineos challenge to Scottish fracking moratorium
A lawyer for the Scottish Government has urged the Court of Sessions to dismiss a challenge by two gas companies to the moratorium on fracking.
Climate change to be considered at Ineos legal challenge to Scottish fracking ban
The court considering a challenge to the Scottish Government’s ban on fracking has been told the policy is required to meet climate change commitments.
Beware of fracking in UK mining areas, says earthquake expert
Fracking near geological faults in former coal mining areas could trigger earthquakes and should not take place without careful assessment of all available geological data, according to one of the UK’s leading experts on the subject.
Coalition backs National Trust against INEOS court action in letter to PM
A coalition of environmental organisations, community groups and academics has written to the Prime Minister in support of the National Trust in its legal fight against INEOS.
UKOG seeks injunction to ban protests that aim to damage its business
The exploration company, UK Oil and Gas, has applied for a wide-reaching injunction against anti-drilling protests at sites in West Sussex and Surrey.
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