Review of 2022: the year fracking was off, on, then off again
Fracking in England in 2022 was tied to the fate of the three prime ministers who held office during the year.
Cuadrilla’s fracking site should be abandoned – campaigners
Anti-fracking groups in Lancashire are calling on the government and regulators to order the permanent plugging and abandonment of wells at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site.
Climate activist jailed over pipeline protest
A climate campaigner who protested against a new jet fuel pipeline to Heathrow airport has been jailed for contempt of court.
Order withdrawn to abandon Cuadrilla’s shale gas wells
The oil and gas regulator has withdrawn its order requiring Cuadrilla to plug and abandon its two shale gas exploration wells at Preston New Road in Lancashire.
Updated: Court orders Shell to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030
A landmark legal challenge has forced Royal Dutch Shell to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to meet global climate goals.
Rathlin seeks second 18-month road closure around West Newton-B well site
Rathlin Energy has confirmed it is seeking to extend road closures around its West Newton-B oil and gas site in East Yorkshire until autumn 2022.
Scaled-back UKOG protest injunction heads to trial after more than three years
A temporary injunction against protests granted to an oil company could be made permanent within weeks – but in a radically-reduced form from the original.
Third Energy to begin decommissioning of North Yorks gas site
Third Energy has announced it is to use new techniques to plug and abandon its Malton A gas site in Ryedale, North Yorkshire.
Guest post: notice to quit casts new doubt on onshore regulation
In this guest post, campaigner and researcher Ben Dean investigates official orders to decommission gas wells in North Yorkshire.
Third Energy challenges order to plug and abandon its Ryedale gas wells
An official order could block plans by a former fracking company to use gas wells in North Yorkshire to test alternative technologies.
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