Weald oil fields still emitting methane
Oil fields run by Star Energy, in or near the South Downs National Park, have been recorded emitting climate-changing gases for the third time.
Oil fields run by Star Energy, in or near the South Downs National Park, have been recorded emitting climate-changing gases for the third time.
Plans by Cuadrilla for a two-year delay in restoring its controversial fracking site near Blackpool were published today.
The UK’s official advisor on climate change has said it would support a government presumption against future oil and gas exploration.
A council which backed fracking nearly six years ago has adopted new planning rules that could restrict proposals for the controversial process.
A petition against plans to restrict protests has been signed by more than 600,000 people, the organisers said today.
Opponents of fracking in Nottinghamshire have called for stricter planning controls on future shale gas development in the county.
Who pays for clean-ups and decommissioning if an onshore operator goes bust? It’s a question that is concerning MPs and landowners. In this guest post, researcher and anti-fracking campaigner, Ben Dean, looks at the rules for decommissioning and argues for tougher controls.
A resident’s group in Surrey has discovered a loophole in oil and gas regulations that allow some wells to be stimulated or used for reinjection without specific controls.
The UK could see up to one spill for every four large shale gas pads, according to researchers.