Review of 2017
2017 saw drilling get underway at the site of the UK’s first horizontal shale gas wells. But, despite expectations, there was no high volume hydraulic fracturing – at least at the time of writing.
Survey to test oil and gas company consultations with residents
New research aims to test how good oil and gas companies have been in consulting with local people in south east England.
Derbyshire village votes ‘No’ in debate on the role of fracking in UK energy
Fracking was rejected by the vast majority of people at a debate on its role in Britain’s energy mix. More than 150 people attended the event in a Derbyshire village near the county’s first proposed shale gas site.
Protest update: 27 November-10 December 2017
In this update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Campaigners occupy and evicted from Horse Hill oil site in Surrey; March through Pickering against fracking plans in Yorkshire; Protests against Barclays Bank’s ownership of Third Energy. Climate change protest at government department Slow […]
Former Labour MP for Derbyshire shale village to work for INEOS
INEOS has commissioned the former Labour MP for North East Derbyshire, Natascha Engel, to a write a booklet on shale gas.
Revealed: INEOS secret court evidence on hazards of shale site materials
The shale gas company, INEOS, has said some products which may be used at a proposed exploration site could cause cancer or birth defects if “permitted to escape”. They could also lead to mutations and were toxic to plants and animals.
Shale gas will bring wholesale industrialisation and change the countryside for decades, Tory MP tells debate
The Conservative MP for INEOS’s first proposed shale gas site has told the government “we do not want the kind of industrialisation this would bring”.
£1.2m for councils dealing with shale planning applications
Councils dealing with planning applications for shale gas developments were invited today to bid for a share of £1.2m.
Council ordered to release “strictest confidence” email on INEOS shale gas plans in N Yorkshire
North Yorkshire County Council has been ordered to release correspondence about exploration plans by Britain’s biggest shale gas company.
No role for gas in climate crisis – new report
As Third Energy prepares to start fracking in North Yorkshire, new research warns against bringing new sources of gas into production if Europe is to meet its climate targets.
DRILL OR DROP? 