Cuadrilla gets clean-up extension refused by council
The fracking company Cuadrilla has secured the very time extension to restore its Lancashire shale gas site that councillors refused nine months ago.
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Broadford Bridge clean-up imminent, says council
Work to plug and abandon wells at a dormant oil site in West Sussex is due to begin this month, DrillOrDrop has learned.
Landowners warned over risks of hosting oil and gas sites
Landowners in North Yorkshire who lease sites to oil and gas companies have been warned they could be responsible for the costs of clean-up and restoration.
Action over delays at mothballed oil site
Council officials have taken action against the operator and owner of a West Sussex dormant oil site over clean-up delays.
Clean-up countdown – 150+ days overdue
Cuadrilla had until Sunday 8 June 2025 to restore its former Lancashire fracking site at Preston New Road to farmland. But so far, the work has not started.
Updated: Views sought on small-scale fracking plan for West Newton well site
The Environment Agency has begun a consultation on plans for reservoir stimulation, also known as a proppant squeeze, at Rathlin Energy’s West Newton-A oil and gas site in East Yorkshire.
Go-ahead for production and new drilling at West Newton-A
The Environment Agency has given formal consent for oil and gas production at an expanded West Newton-A well site in East Yorkshire.
End oil extraction at Wytch Farm, say campaigners
Campaigners and residents in Dorset are calling for tougher measures against the company behind last month’s oil leak in Poole Harbour.
Update on Poole Harbour oil leak: compensation, clean-up, produced water and wildlife
Perenco will pay for damage, minister tells peers
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