2020 review of the year
2020 was a frack free year in the UK because the shale gas industry failed to persuade ministers to lift blocks on the process.
Council extends life of Cuadrilla’s Elswick gas site – subject to traffic plan
The life of a suspended gas well, described by its operator as dry, was extended today by councillors in Lancashire.
Planners back five more years at Cuadrilla’s suspended gas site
Cuadrilla should be allowed to keep its long-standing Elswick gas production site, Lancashire planners said today, even though there’s been no extraction for more than seven years.
July 2020 headlines
You can keep up with the news here with our digest of headlines about UK fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas, updated daily.
English councils get powers for “virtual” planning meetings
Local authorities in England have been given new powers from tomorrow to hold meetings, including planning committees, by video or telephone conferencing.
“Suspicion” at Cuadrilla’s gas plans for Elswick
Campaigners who fought Cuadrilla’s fracking plans near Blackpool for nearly five years are now questioning the company’s motives for another site a mile away.
Cuadrilla seeks consent to retain Elswick gas site
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, wants more time at its gas production site at Elswick in Lancashire.
Cuadrilla accounts: Losses continue as CEO condemns “irresponsible and intimidating” activists
Cuadrilla has accused some of the opponents of its shale gas operations in Lancashire of “irresponsible and intimidating behaviour”.
Study predicts fracking will not hit Fylde house prices but campaigners question research and findings
Research published today suggests Cuadrilla’s plans to frack in the Fylde would not affect house prices. But opponents of fracking have criticised the quality of the research and its conclusions.
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