Crane arrives to plug Cuadrilla’s fracked wells
A crane has been installed today at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road in Lancashire.
Views sought on Derbyshire’s future fracking policy
A blueprint for future oil and gas sites in Derbyshire leaves the way open to fracking, despite a moratorium on the process.
Cuadrilla spent $0.9m in six months on fracking strategies and licence admin
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, spent $900,000 in six months last year mostly on strategies to lift the fracking moratorium and administer its UK licences, it emerged today.
CCC backs limits on UK oil and gas production and a presumption against future exploration
The UK’s official advisor on climate change has said it would support a government presumption against future oil and gas exploration.
Frack site flare disappears from view
One of the flare stacks at Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site was no longer visible this morning.
Shale supporters challenged over fracking facts
The accuracy of facts supporting calls to lift England’s fracking moratorium have been contested.
“No new fossil fuel projects compatible with stable climate” – campaign group
Opponents of fossil fuel developments in southern England have described the government’s climate criteria for future oil and gas licences as “inherently flawed”.
Councillors back local fracking controls for North Yorkshire
A council which backed fracking nearly six years ago has adopted new planning rules that could restrict proposals for the controversial process.
Medical leaders urge ministers to end new oil and gas exploration
Medical leaders have called on the UK government to halt new oil and gas exploration to avoid further damage to the nation’s health.
Mass support for windfall tax on oil and gas companies
More than three-quarters of people want a windfall tax on fossil fuel companies, according to a national survey published today.
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