Cuadrilla surrenders consents to drill, frack and flare at Lancashire shale gas site
Fracking opponents have called for a countdown to restoration at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool after the company gave up consents to key operations.
December 2020 headlines
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.
“Largely non-operational” Cuadrilla Resources declares £38m annual loss
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla Resources, has described itself as “largely non-operational” following the moratorium on fracking in England.
Fracking opposition remains ahead of support – government survey
More than a third of people oppose fracking for shale gas while just under a quarter support it, according to the latest data from a government survey released this morning.
“Time for fracking industry to move on”, say campaigners on moratorium anniversary
Opponents of fracking have used the first anniversary of the moratorium on fracking in England to call for the shale gas industry to give up.
Industry evidence on earthquakes “insufficient” to lift year-long fracking moratorium – regulator
On the first anniversary of the moratorium on fracking, shale gas industry proposals to deal with earthquakes have been dismissed as “insufficient”.
November 2020 headlines
You can keep up with November’s news here with our digest of headlines about UK fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas, updated daily.
Ineos cuts £63+m from value of UK shale assets because of fracking moratorium
Ineos’s shale gas business has cut the value of its exploration assets to zero following the government moratorium on fracking in England.
Updated: UK anti-fracking groups join campaign against Ineos complex in Antwerp
UK anti-fracking campaigners have joined calls to block an expansion plan by the petrochemical company Ineos in Belgium.
Third Energy challenges order to plug and abandon its Ryedale gas wells
An official order could block plans by a former fracking company to use gas wells in North Yorkshire to test alternative technologies.
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