The fracking company, Cuadrilla, has revealed it is to seek two more years at its mothballed shale gas site near Blackpool – just four days before the land should have been returned to agriculture.
Cuadrilla’s former fracking site in Lancashire passed a milestone event this morning.
People living near Cuadrilla’s mothballed fracking site in Lancashire say they are disappointed about the lack of progress on plugging and abandoning the wells and returning the land to farming.
The operator of the Wressle oilfield in North Lincolnshire said today it wanted to extend the site and add two new production wells that would extract hydrocarbons for 10-15 years.
Rathlin Energy has given more details of revised extension and production plans at its West Newton-A oil and gas site in East Yorkshire.
People living near Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site have reacted with concern following news that the Health and Safety Executive is facing questions from MPs about its monitoring of silica sand.
Egdon Resources has announced plans for a new well and oil production at its site at Biscathorpe in Lincolnshire.
IGas is to apply to extend its planning permission at the shale gas site at Misson Springs in north Nottinghamshire.
Cuadrilla has taken more equipment off its fracking site near Blackpool this week.
The government has given some details of what would be needed to end the moratorium on fracking in England.
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