£10m loss for Ineos shale gas company in 2017
The UK’s biggest shale gas licence-holder declared a loss of more than £10m for 2017.
Cuadrilla protest warning as fortnight of action begins against fracking industry
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, issued a warning today at the start of two weeks of anti-fracking direct action by the national group, Reclaim the Power.
Picture post: Protesters shut Notts shale gas site
Protests have closed the IGas shale gas exploration site at Tinker Lane in north Nottinghamshire.
Celtique pulls out of more East Mids licences
Celtique Energie’s withdrawal from oil and gas licences has continued with the announcement today that it has sold more interests in the East Midlands.
INEOS criticised for “bullish approach” over access to land for seismic testing
The organisation representing owners and managers of more than half the rural land in England and Wales has accused INEOS of damaging goodwill by taking the National Trust to court.
Five women arrested outside IGas site at Misson
Five women were arrested in the past week in protests outside the IGas shale gas exploration site at Misson in north Nottinghamshire.
IGas update: Nottinghamshire, Cheshire, Surrey
IGas has confirmed the first shale gas well it plans to drill in north Nottingham will be at the Springs Road site at Misson. Drilling was expected to start in mid 2018.
Notts oil site granted five planning consents runs out of time to drill wells
A Nottinghamshire oil site has run out of time to drill any wells, even though it has been granted five consecutive planning consents.
Decision on INEOS access to Notts council land for seismic testing delayed again
A shale gas company seeking to do tests on council land will have waited at least a year by the time it gets a decision.
Notts site construction expected soon and new NW shale application within three months – IGas
IGas expects to submit a new planning application in north west England by the end of the year and to begin construction soon at its East Midlands shale gas sites.
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