Government departments paid no compensation to UK shale gas companies over the restoration of the fracking moratorium, even though the industry warned of a multi-million pound court action.
One of the UK’s leading would-be fracking companies appears to be turning away from shale gas.
The reviewer of the government’s net zero strategy said he nearly left the Conservatives following the chaotic vote on fracking last year.
The Australian mining group that owns Cuadrilla has cut the value of its UK shale gas assets by more than $157m following the reinstatement of the moratorium on fracking in England.
Plans by Cuadrilla for a two-year delay in restoring its controversial fracking site near Blackpool were published today.
Fracking in England in 2022 was tied to the fate of the three prime ministers who held office during the year.
Opposition to fracking continues to exceed support, according to the annual government survey of public attitudes published today. But support has increased since the last survey a year ago and opposition has fallen.
The fracking company, Cuadrilla, has given formal notice that it intends to apply to extend the life of its shale gas site at Preston New Road in Lancashire.
A government minister has dismissed calls to put the moratorium on fracking in England into law.
Cuadrilla’s Australian owner has condemned the reinstatement of the moratorium on fracking in England as a betrayal of the shale gas industry.
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