Regulator promises “flexibility” on compliance and licences during coronavirus
The Oil & Gas Authority has said it is working with the industry during the covid-19 outbreak to safeguard energy supply and jobs.
Live news updates: Councillors support plans for Third Energy Ryedale gas sites
This post has live news on Third Energy’s bid to extend the life of its gas production sites in Ryedale.
Guest post: Liability lottery of onshore decommissioning
Who pays for clean-ups and decommissioning if an onshore operator goes bust? It’s a question that is concerning MPs and landowners. In this guest post, researcher and anti-fracking campaigner, Ben Dean, looks at the rules for decommissioning and argues for tougher controls.
Lorry protest as Rathlin delivers drilling rig to East Yorkshire exploration site
A woman campaigner has climbed on top of drilling equipment on its way to an oil and gas site in East Yorkshire.
MPs to investigate whether to take decisions on fracking plans out of local control
A committee of MPs is to examine whether planning applications for fracking in England should be decided by a government minister, rather than local councils.
No fracking references in Queen’s Speech
As predicted by several newspapers yesterday, Conservative manifesto pledges on shale gas did not make it into this morning’s Queen’s Speech.
Drilling diary – May 2017
100 events in May 2017 about UK fracking and onshore oil and gas. Including tours of the film The Bentley Effect and the satire Fracked! Plus deadlines, information events and meetings. Please let us know here if you’d like us to add your events or if any details are wrong. This page will be […]
Speed limit cut outside Cuadrilla’s shale site welcomed by anti-fracking groups
Lancashire County Council has cut the speed limit on Preston New Road outside Cuadrilla’s fracking site amid concerns about the safety of protesters and motorists.
Shale industry releases fracking visualisation – opponents say it’s misleading
A long-awaited visualisation of what shale gas production could mean for the UK countryside has been released by the fracking industry.
US anti-fracking campaigner calls for 1-mile buffer between wellsites and children
A mother from a shale gas area in Pennsylvania has urged UK politicians to learn from American mistakes and use robust planning to protect communities from fracking.
