Cuadrilla’s bid to delay restoration of Lancashire fracking site – details published
Plans by Cuadrilla for a two-year delay in restoring its controversial fracking site near Blackpool were published today.
“Too little, too late” – reaction to the autumn statement
The government’s autumn statement has been criticised for failing to close loopholes in the windfall tax and for delaying extra spending on home insulation for three years.
Angus Energy announces new start date for Saltfleetby sidetrack
Drilling of a delayed sidetrack at the Saltfleetby gasfield in Lincolnshire will begin next month, the site operator, Angus Energy, has said.
Breaking: Restoration of dormant Broadford Bridge oil site delayed for another two years
The life of a dormant oil site was extended today for the fourth time by councillors in West Sussex.
Court sanctions Ineos over improper conduct in fracking protest injunction case
The shale gas company, Ineos Upstream, has been criticised by the High Court for “improper conduct” and “inexcusable delay” over its injunction against anti-fracking protests.
UK fracking update – Sealing of Cuadrilla’s shale gas wells could be delayed by a year
The oil and gas industry regulator has said it would consider postponing the abandonment of Cuadrilla’s fracked wells in Lancashire by up to a year.
Planners back third time extension at North Kelsey oil site – despite 1,000+ opponents
Council officials have supported plans for more time at an undeveloped well site in Lincolnshire, where the only work carried out since 2014 has been on the site entrance.
UKOG fails to win extra Turkish licences
The Weald-based UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) plc confirmed today its bid for three new licences in Turkey had been unsuccessful.
December 2021 headlines
Keep up with December’s 2021’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
Sidetrack drilling delayed at Saltfleetby
Angus Energy has delayed drilling a sidetrack well at the Saltfleetby gas field in Lincolnshire until spring next year.
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