Europa and Egdon seek £6.5m+ funding for Burniston gas plans
Two of the companies behind controversial proposals to drill for gas near the North York Moors National Park are looking to raise more than £6.5m for the scheme.
Elswick gas site gets five more years
Cuadrilla’s Elswick gas production site near Blackpool has been granted a five-year extension.
Council “taking steps” to secure frack site restoration
A council says it is taking action to ensure the restoration of Cuadrilla’s former fracking site near Blackpool after the company missed another planning deadline.
Council planners back two more years at Broadford Bridge oil site
The life of a mothballed exploration site should be extended for another two years to allow an oil company to review data from two other wells in southern England, council planners have recommended.
“Climate change will not affect our operations” – Rathlin Energy
The East Yorkshire based oil and gas firm, Rathlin Energy, has said climate change will not affect its future operations.
Cement bond problems at UKOG’s Broadford Bridge well – announcement to investors
The Broadford Bridge oil exploration well in West Sussex has problems with the cement bonding, UK Oil and Gas announced this afternoon.
Fourth delay to IGas shale gas site at Misson, Notts
Work at IGas’s shale gas site near Misson in north Nottinghamshire looks unlikely to start until at least June.
Guest post by Chris Hesketh: Bonds for shale gas sites are an important part of the campaign
Earlier this week, researcher Russell Scott questioned whether restoration bonds for shale gas sites could protect communities. In this Guest Post, Chris Hesketh responds that they are a valuable campaign tool.
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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