Monday deadline to comment on future policy for South Downs oil drilling
There are two more days left to comment on future planning policy for oil and gas exploration and production in West Sussex and the South Downs National Park.
Fracking Week in Parliament: 6-10 March 2017
In this Fracking Week in Parliament: Peers debate the pros and cons of shale gas Grant Shapps on potential economic benefits
Fracking Week in Parliament:20-24 February 2017
Fracking Week in Parliament returns after a two-week break in references to fracking or shale gas in the UK’s parliaments. In this week’s post: Consultation on the shale gas wealth fund Incentives to fracking communities Labour amendment to prevent imposition of fracking on unwilling areas Scottish Conservative call […]
Third Energy records loss of £3.8m in 2015
Third Energy UK Gas Limited – the company behind fracking plans at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire – made a loss of £3.854m in 2015.
Fracking research roundup: February 2017
This round-up collects together studies, briefings and reports from the past six months on fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry. It includes work on methane emissions, public attitudes to fracking, economics of fossil fuels, impacts of noise on health and dealing with waste.
Guest Post: Why not look for shale gas under London?
Guest post by Nick Grealy As shale companies prepare to explore for gas in the East Midlands, North Yorkshire and Lancashire, would-be operator Nick Grealy says there’s a whiff of hypocrisy about why London – and other cities in the south – have been left out of the […]
Updated: 15 oil and gas sites apply for EA permits
Views are being sought on applications for environmental permits at 15 established oil and gas sites across the UK.
“Shale is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”, INEOS tells the East Midlands
INEOS has published an eight-page local newspaper pull-out about fracking to “set the record straight” about shale gas.
Residents feel betrayed over failure to test for radon around Lancashire fracking site
People living around Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool say they are horrified to learn that there has been no independent testing for the radioactive gas, radon.
Views sought on permit for Doe Green CBM site
The Environment Agency begins a public consultation on an environmental permit application for the coal bed methane production site at Doe Green
DRILL OR DROP? 