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Landowners could face fracking clean-up costs, MPs warn

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 27, 2019 • ( 27 Comments )

Owners of fracking sites may be liable for the clean-up if project backers go out of business, MPs said in a report published today.

Rig contracts for West Newton and Brockham

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 25, 2019 • ( 27 Comments )

Drilling a second well at Rathlin Energy’s exploration site in East Yorkshire is due to start next month, an investor in the project announced this morning.

Second eviction outside East Yorkshire well site

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 22, 2019 • ( 76 Comments )

A camp established to monitor operations at an oil and gas exploration site in East Yorkshire has been evicted for a second time.

MPs to investigate fracking earthquakes

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 20, 2019 • ( 46 Comments )

A parliamentary group is seeking expert evidence on earthquakes caused by fracking.

New law on fracking earthquakes clears first hurdle

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 19, 2019 • ( 88 Comments )

A parliamentary bill to limit earthquakes caused by fracking has passed its first stage unopposed today.

IGas encounters shale sequence at Misson, Notts

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 11, 2019 • ( 67 Comments )

IGas announced today it had encountered a hydrocarbon-bearing shale sequence at its exploration well at Misson in north Nottinghamshire. The news coincided with a Mad Hatter’s tea party organised outside the site by drilling opponents.

UK shale gas could wipe out imports – upgraded industry estimates

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 11, 2019 • ( 63 Comments )

The UK shale gas industry has upgraded production estimates by more than 70% following early results from two sites.

Earthquakes top fracking questions to minister

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 9, 2019 • ( 10 Comments )

The regulation and impact of induced earth tremors accounted for more than a third of the parliamentary answers about fracking from the energy minister this week.