Site restoration underway at Tinker Lane
IGas has confirmed that restoration is now underway at its first shale gas site in the East Midlands.
July 2019 headlines
Will Cuadrilla resume fracking this month at Preston New Road in Lancashire? Will drilling begin at Horse Hill in Surrey? Will IGas announce plans for Springs Road in Nottinghamshire?
IGas announces “highly encouraging” results from Misson – but no news on fracking
IGas said results from its Springs Road exploration well in Nottinghamshire were “highly encouraging” and a “step forward for shale gas development in the east midlands”.
£900,000 bill for Notts shale gas policing
Policing at two IGas shale gas sites in Nottinghamshire has cost nearly a million pounds, campaigners have revealed.
Picture post: Arrests over “fossil fools” day protest at IGas Misson site
Two anti-fracking campaigners locked themselves together this morning outside the IGas site at Springs Road in north Nottinghamshire.
IGas Springs Road shale gas well reaches total depth – company accounts reveal £21m loss
IGas has confirmed its first shale gas well at Springs Road in north Nottinghamshire has reached its total depth of 3,500 metres and encountered all three targets.
IGas encounters shale sequence at Misson, Notts
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
The UK shale gas industry has upgraded production estimates by more than 70% following early results from two sites.
Picture post: Westminster anti-fracking rally
Anti–fracking campaigners from the East Midlands and South Yorkshire took their message to Westminster today.
February 2019 headlines
Drilling is now underway at Biscathorpe, Misson and West Newton – and what will happen this month at Preston New Road and Tinker Lane? Also in February, the inquiry reconvenes into IGas testing plans at Ellesmere Port.
DRILL OR DROP? 