IGas coal bed methane production plans for Davyhulme get the go-ahead
Councillors in Trafford voted tonight to approve plans by IGas that could lead to 25 years of coal bed methane production from a site next to M60 in Davyhulme.
Drilling diary – October 2015
Meetings, decisions, consultation deadlines and other key dates coming up in the next month about fracking and onshore oil and gas. Updated throughout the month. Please let us know if we’ve not included your dates by clicking here. Thursday 1st October 2015 Frack Free Isle meeting on shale […]
Ryedale businesses fight fracking – but Teesside industry welcomes drilling
More than 180 businesses have joined together to campaign against fracking in Ryedale, North Yorkshire.
Rathlin applies for extension at East Yorkshire well site
Rathlin Energy has applied to extend the planning permission at its West Newton A wellsite in Holderness for another three years. The company has already drilled one well at the site on Fosham Lane and has permission for a second. But planning consent expires in March 2016. The […]
Judge rejects protesters’ defence that IGas acted illegally at Barton Moss
A group of anti-fracking protesters arrested at the IGas Barton Moss drilling site will now go to trial after a judge rejected their argument that the company had acted illegally. The protesters had said that the cases against them should be withdrawn and the charges dropped because their […]
Illegal activity alleged at Barton Moss gas drilling site
A court in Manchester heard allegations this morning that IGas broke the law at its exploration site at Barton Moss by breaching environmental permitting regulations.
Tory MPs in top new drilling areas resistant to fracking
Map credit: UKOGL interactive map (Blue areas are new licenced blocks within the constituency, pink areas are currently licenced) The Thirsk and Malton area of North Yorkshire could become the drilling capital of the UK following the release of new oil and gas licences. But its MP has […]
August 2015 fracking headlines
Our digest of August’s headlines about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas developments – and opposition to them – in the UK and around the world.
Who wants to drill where? Summer 2015 update
Summary of recent activity, applications, consultations and decisions on UK onshore oil and gas.
Campaigners declare victory as Rathlin abandons Crawberry Hill over costs
Rathlin Energy has announced it is abandoning its exploratory well at Crawberry Hill in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Campaigners against Rathlin’s work say they will gather at the site near Beverley today in celebration.
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