Crane at Cuadrilla’s fracking site
A crane has been installed at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road suspended fracking site, near Blackpool in Lancashire.
Complaint about BBC interview with Cuadrilla chief exec
A formal complaint has been lodged about a BBC interview with the chief executive of the shale gas company, Cuadrilla.
UK shale gas regulator refunds licence fees because of fracking moratorium
Shale gas companies have received refunds on their onshore licence fees because of the moratorium on fracking in England.
New name for oil and gas regulator
The Oil & Gas Authority became the North Sea Transition Authority, or NSTA, this morning.
Onshore shale gas company closing
One of the winning companies in the most recent auction of onshore oil and gas licences is going out of business.
Judge rejects case against oil and gas regulator
Three campaigners have lost their legal challenge to the UK’s oil and gas strategy.
Campaigners take government to court over oil and gas subsidies
Three campaigners begin a legal challenge this morning to government support for the oil and gas industry.
Latest UK onshore oil production data: July 2021
Key figures Daily production: 14,070 barrels of oil per day (bopd) Weight: 57,122 tonnes Volume: 69,346m3 Volume of onshore as a proportion of UK total oil production: 1.88%
The “energy revolution” that has produced no gas
The licensing of thousands of square miles of English countryside for fracking five years ago has resulted in no wells and no oil or gas.
Saltfleetby: approval and dispute
Plans for the Saltfleetby gas field in Lincolnshire have got the go-ahead from the Oil & Gas Authority, the operator Angus Energy reported yesterday (9/6/2021).
DRILL OR DROP? 