Updated: Bid for two-year delay to frack site restoration published
Cuadrilla’s latest attempt to extend the deadline for site restoration of its fracked shale gas site near Blackpool has been published.
UKOG interim accounts delayed
UK Oil & Gas has delayed publication of its interim accounts.
More delays over Biscathorpe environmental impacts
An oil company has again been given extra time to provide more information about its production plans in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
Regulator extended Cuadrilla’s clean-up deadline
The industry regulator gave Cuadrilla more time to plug and abandon its shale gas wells at Preston New Road in Lancashire, DrillOrDrop has discovered.
UKOG announces accounts delay and trading suspension
The onshore oil company at the centre of a landmark Supreme Court judgement has announced trading would be suspended because its annual accounts would not be published on time.
Biscathorpe appeal – delay likely
The decision over plans to extract oil in the Lincolnshire Wolds looks likely to be delayed.
Surrey earthquake swarm may be linked to oil operations – new study
More than 150 small earthquakes in Surrey in 2018 and 2019 might have been triggered by oil operations, according to a new study, published today.
“Rig shortage” delays abandonment of Cuadrilla’s fracked wells
Work to decommission mothballed shale gas wells at the Preston New Road fracking site in Lancashire is now expected to take until the end of March 2025, Cuadrilla has revealed.
East Sussex votes against fossil fuel divestment
East Sussex councillors voted this morning against ending pension fund investments in fossil fuels.
Funding shortfall casts doubt over Rathlin Energy’s future
Rathlin Energy does not have enough money to meet its drilling and abandonment commitments in East Yorkshire, according to annual accounts published today.
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