IGas challenge over Ellesmere Port well test heads for public inquiry
A public inquiry will decide whether IGas should be allowed to test its gas well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.
August 2018 drilling headlines
August 2018 sees Cuadrilla prepare to frack its site at Preston New Road. There are meetings to decide oil site proposals in Surrey and Lincolnshire. The latest government survey results on attitudes to shale gas will be published and the outcome of a legal challenge to UKOG’s protest injunction […]
IGas appeals against Ellesmere Port planning refusal
IGas has confirmed that it has lodged an appeal against the refusal of its plans to test a well in Ellesmere Port.
IGas planning appeal over Ellesmere Port refusal “a waste of public money”, say campaign groups
The exploration company, IGas, has been accused of wasting public money by appealing against the refusal of planning permission to test its well at Ellesmere Port.
IGas back in profit predicts 2018 will be “a defining year”
IGas declared a profit of £15.5m in 2017, after two previous years of loss.
IGas update: Nottinghamshire, Cheshire, Surrey
IGas has confirmed the first shale gas well it plans to drill in north Nottingham will be at the Springs Road site at Misson. Drilling was expected to start in mid 2018.
Fourth gas plan opposed in a fortnight as Derbyshire councillors vote against INEOS shale scheme at Marsh Lane
Opponents of INEOS plans to explore for shale gas in a Derbyshire village stood in applause as councillors voted against the scheme this evening.
Reaction to refusal of IGas planning application for testing at Ellesmere Port
Opponents of plans by IGas to test a gas well in Ellesmere Port stood to applaud Cheshire councillors this evening when they voted to reject the company’s planning application on climate change grounds.
Live updates: Cheshire councillors vote against IGas plans for gas testing at Ellesmere Port
Live updates on the meeting of Cheshire West and Chester Council discussing IGas’s planning application to test the flow of a gas well at Portside North, at Ellesmere Port. Council officers have recommended the application for approval. The meeting is expecting to hear from supporters and opponents of […]
Planners back IGas test proposals for Ellesmere Port gas well
Planners have recommended approval of plans by IGas to test its gas exploration well at Ellesmere Port, despite more than 2,000 objections and a warning about a nearby explosives business.
