INEOS shale gas plans at Harthill open for comment – key details on the application
Plans by INEOS to explore for shale gas in the greenbelt between Sheffield and Worksop are now open for comment.
Cheshire councillors adopt new oil and gas policy document
A council in what could be one of the country’s leading shale gas areas has agreed a new policy document to help it deal with planning applications.
Councillors relax some conditions on Cuadrilla’s Becconsall shale gas site – but refuse other changes
Councillors in Lancashire have increased the rig height and the noise limit for restoration work at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near the Ribble Estuary. But they refused the company’s request for longer working hours and an extended finish date.
Residents’ group will fight amended noise limits at Cuadrilla’s Becconsall site
A group representing people living near Cuadrilla’s shale gas site on the Ribble Estuary has vowed to continue its fight against a bid to relax conditions on noise limits. This is despite advice from officials that the company can’t make noise at the level it wanted at the […]
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.
Fracking company seeks relaxation of planning conditions for restoration at Becconsall
Cuadrilla is seeking to raise the height of the rig and the volume of noise it can make at a Lancashire shale gas site next to an internationally-important bird reserve.
First INEOS shale gas exploration bid gets underway
The oil and chemicals firm INEOS has revealed details of what could be its first shale gas site in the UK.
