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The “energy revolution” that has produced no gas

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 20, 2021 • ( 73 Comments )

The licensing of thousands of square miles of English countryside for fracking five years ago has resulted in no wells and no oil or gas.

Wressle proppant squeeze still awaiting consent but West Newton well tests imminent – Union Jack

By Ruth Hayhurst on May 17, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Final consent had not yet been granted for the stimulation of the Wressle oil well in North Lincolnshire, Union Jack Oil confirmed today. But the company announced that tests on wells at two West Newton sites in East Yorkshire were expected soon.

December 2020 headlines

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 1, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

You can keep up with December’s news here with our digest of headlines about UK fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas, updated daily.

Minister quizzed on Aurora’s fracking withdrawal

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 8, 2020 • ( 7 Comments )

The government has been asked what assessment it has made of the decision by Aurora Energy Resources to drop its plans to frack near Formby in Lancashire.

IGas fracking site at Ince Marshes in doubt

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 30, 2020 • ( 7 Comments )

Plans by IGas to drill and frack for shale gas on Ince Marshes in Cheshire appear to have been shelved.

Conservative MP seeks to extend fracking moratorium to shale gas drilling

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 6, 2020 • ( 11 Comments )

The new Conservative MP for the Rother Valley in south Yorkshire is calling on the government to extend its moratorium on fracking to include drilling for shale gas.

Decision date for first fracking plan since moratorium

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 20, 2020 • ( 13 Comments )

A provisional date has been set for the decision on fracking plans in Lancashire – the first to be considered since the government announced a moratorium last year.