Francis Egan, Chief Executive, Cuadrilla “We are very pleased that we can now move ahead with our shale gas exploration plans which will start to create new economic growth opportunities and jobs for people in Lancashire and the UK. “As a Lancashire business we are proud that the […]
In the past few minutes, a group fighting Cuadrilla’s scheme to frack at a site in Lancashire has vowed to fight on, despite a go-ahead from the government this morning. (See DrillOrDrop report)
Nottinghamshire councillors meet in the morning to decide on the county’s first shale gas planning application.
Key week for fracking and onshore oil & gas: decision days for Cuadrilla’s Lancashire appeals and IGas Misson shale plans. Plus meetings, protests, demonstration, regulators’ drop-in event. Please let us know (click here) if any of these details are incorrect or if other events should be included. Event listings for […]
In this week’s Fracking Week in Parliament: Scottish Conservatives accuse the Scotland’s First Minister of “double-standards” over shale. She accuses them of wanting to “ride roughshod” over local opinion and concerns. Read the full exchange here.
The shale company IGas has raised questions about its ability to operate as a going concern.
Planners have recommended approval of the first shale gas exploration plans in Nottinghamshire.
An anti-fracking campaigner has been served with court papers during a tea party protest opposite Buckingham Palace.
Planners at Nottinghamshire County Council are recommending approval of a planning application by IGas to drill for shale gas at Misson in north Nottinghamshire.
The front page of today’s Times reports that the Advertising Standards Authority has backed complaints about an anti-fracking leaflet by Friends of the Earth.
DRILL OR DROP? 