Industry evidence on earthquakes “insufficient” to lift year-long fracking moratorium – regulator
On the first anniversary of the moratorium on fracking, shale gas industry proposals to deal with earthquakes have been dismissed as “insufficient”.
Methane release at Cuadrilla’s fracking site equivalent to 142 trans-Atlantic flights – study
A six-day methane gas release at Cuadrilla’s fracking site near Blackpool had the same carbon footprint as 142 flights from London to New York, new research has concluded.
Ineos cuts £63+m from value of UK shale assets because of fracking moratorium
Ineos’s shale gas business has cut the value of its exploration assets to zero following the government moratorium on fracking in England.
“Woefully inadequate” regulation of UK onshore oil and gas risks environmental damage – new study
Regulation of the UK onshore shale industry is “lax, fragmented and frequently incompetent”, a new study has concluded.
Minister tells anti-fracking MPs to “accept victory”
Two Conservative MPs who opposed fracking in their constituencies have won their campaigns, the energy minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, told parliament tonight.
Kerogen MD joins Cuadrilla boards
Senior figures from Cuadrilla’s backers in Australia and Hong Kong have been appointed to the company’s boards.
Funding in fracking firm Cuadrilla to be slashed – forecast
A major cut in investment in the shale gas company, Cuadrilla, is likely in the coming months, its owner has predicted.
Angus Energy “to return to Balcombe” in autumn 2020 + Brockham and Saltfleetby updates
Angus Energy has said it intends to return to its Balcombe oil exploration site in West Sussex later this year.
Aurora drops Altcar Moss fracking plans
The would-be shale gas company, Aurora Energy Resources, has withdrawn its planning application to frack near Formby in Lancashire.
Council extends life of Cuadrilla’s Elswick gas site – subject to traffic plan
The life of a suspended gas well, described by its operator as dry, was extended today by councillors in Lancashire.
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