IGas fracking site at Ince Marshes in doubt
Plans by IGas to drill and frack for shale gas on Ince Marshes in Cheshire appear to have been shelved.
Guest post: Cheshire campaigners win “major and decisive fracking battle”
With the government announcement last week to postpone its decision on plans at IGas’s Ellesmere Port site in Cheshire, a member of Frack Free Upton reflects on, and celebrates, the local campaign against the onshore gas industry.
Breaking: Government delays Ellesmere Port shale gas decision
The result of an appeal by IGas over plans to test a shale gas well at Ellesmere Port has been delayed.
April 2020 diary
DrillOrDrop’s listing of events about UK onshore oil and gas and campaigns.
Date set for decisions on Ellesmere Port and Woodsetts shale gas appeals
Decisions on shale gas schemes at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire and Woodsetts in South Yorkshire will be issued within the next three months, the Planning Inspectorate has announced.
What to watch in 2020
DrillOrDrop’s round-up of the possible action on UK fracking and onshore oil and gas developments in 2020.
Review of 2019
2019 saw a Conservative government withdraw its support from fracking and introduce a moratorium on the process.
Updated: Deadlines set for reports on Ellesmere Port and Woodsetts appeals
The decisions on appeals on the IGas site at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire and Ineos plans for Woodsetts are likely to be more than six months away, it emerged today.
Breaking: Minister to decide Ineos shale gas plans at Woodsetts
Ineos plans to drill for shale gas in the south Yorkshire village of Woodsetts are to be decided by the local government secretary, James Brokenshire.
Breaking: Minister to decide Ellesmere Port appeal
Plans by IGas to test a gas well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire are to be decided by the local government secretary.
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