Third eviction of drill site protest camp
A road-side camp used to monitor operations at an oil and gas site north of Hull was evicted for the third time today.
Regulators accused of “extraordinary hands-off” approach to South Downs oil well
An oil exploration well in one of the most sensitive parts of the country has lacked scrutiny because of legal loopholes.
“Fracking will struggle if it doesn’t solve landowner liability for clean-up”
The shale gas industry was warned today it must tackle the problem of who pays for decommissioning if the operator goes out of business.
Picture post: Youth protest at shale gas seminar
A group of six young people blocked the entrances of a seminar on the UK unconventional oil and gas industry this morning.
Angus Energy gives details of work to find Brockham water zone
The operation to identify a water zone in Angus Energy’s Brockham sidetrack well in Surrey has been estimated by the company to take up to 10 weeks.
Events diary – April 2019 and beyond
Events in April 2019 and beyond about UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and campaigning
Landowners could face fracking clean-up costs, MPs warn
Owners of fracking sites may be liable for the clean-up if project backers go out of business, MPs said in a report published today.
Rig contracts for West Newton and Brockham
Drilling a second well at Rathlin Energy’s exploration site in East Yorkshire is due to start next month, an investor in the project announced this morning.
Thousand objections to Horse Hill oil drilling and production plans delay decision
There have been at least a thousand objections to plans by UK Oil & Gas for 20 years of oil production at its site at Horse Hill, Surrey County Council has confirmed.
Second eviction outside East Yorkshire well site
A camp established to monitor operations at an oil and gas exploration site in East Yorkshire has been evicted for a second time.
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