Onshore shale gas company closing
One of the winning companies in the most recent auction of onshore oil and gas licences is going out of business.
Angus announces new £1.4m loan
Shares in Angus Energy rose this morning as the company announced it had taken out a £1.4m loan with a property company.
Fracking company’s accounts are late again and loan rises to £16.9m
The company behind fracking plans at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire is again overdue with its annual accounts. It has also increased its loan from Barclays by £1.5m.
Angus confirms chairman transferred shares to company headed by 20-year-old Hungarian
Angus Energy confirmed this morning that its chairman transferred 39 million shares to a company that appears to be less than six months old with one officer, a 20-year-old Hungarian living in Poland.
John Dewar resigns as director of fracking firm Third Energy
One of the key figures in the company expected to frack the UK’s first gas well for nearly seven years has resigned as a director.
Guest post by Corporate Watch: People behind Cuadrilla win state approval to keep identities secret
In this guest post, Corporate Watch reveals that the UK fracking company, Cuadrilla, has used legislation designed to increase corporate transparency to hide the identity of the people who control it.
Third Energy records loss of £3.8m in 2015
Third Energy UK Gas Limited – the company behind fracking plans at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire – made a loss of £3.854m in 2015.
Anti-fracking campaigners criticise shale company over delayed accounts
Opponents of shale gas extraction in North Yorkshire have urged Third Energy to publish its accounts on time.
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