“Fracking will struggle if it doesn’t solve landowner liability for clean-up”
The shale gas industry was warned today it must tackle the problem of who pays for decommissioning if the operator goes out of business.
The shale gas industry was warned today it must tackle the problem of who pays for decommissioning if the operator goes out of business.
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.
More landowners in Yorkshire have joined a campaign opposing fracking and access to their property for seismic testing.
The Infrastructure Act unexpectedly made news last week with the closure of a loophole on fracking consent. Fracking in the UK now looks unlikely in 2017. But 2018 could be very different, with fracking now expected at two sites and shale gas companies looking for new locations. In this guest […]