Picture Post: Storm Callum delays Cuadrilla’s first frack
Cuadrilla confirmed this morning it had postponed the start of fracking at its Preston New Road site near Blackpool until Monday.
Picture post: Ellesmere Port campaigners send their case to planning inquiry
Campaigners in Cheshire have taken the next step in their fight against gas production in Ellesmere Port.
Campaigners assemble model rig outside government department in protest at shale gas planning changes
Opponents of government plans to fast-track shale gas exploration assembled a 4m model drilling rig in Westminster this morning.
Drilling companies accused of harassment by women named in protest injunctions
A natural health therapist who briefly joined a Facebook group about oil drilling in Surrey was named in a High Court injunction against protests at two places she had never visited.
Date set for Ellesmere Port inquiry
The public inquiry into IGas plans to test its gas well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire will be in January next year (2019).
Rathlin Energy seeks three more years for E Yorks gas site – again
The oil and gas company, Rathlin Energy, has applied to extend its planning permission for a well site north of Hull for the second time.
IGas granted injunction for three exploration sites
A judge at the High Court in London has granted an interim injunction to IGas for sites in the East Midlands and Cheshire.
Villager “hit by tractor” during protest at Ineos shale gas site in Derbyshire
An opponent of Ineos plans to explore for shale gas in Derbyshire was knocked down by a tractor during a protest yesterday, according to eyewitnesses.
Europa seeks another year for protest injunction at Leith Hill oil site
The oil company, Europa has applied to extend the protest injunction at its exploration site near Leith Hill in Surrey.
Government shale gas planning changes a “sad blow to public engagement” – Conservative council leader
The leader of Conservative-controlled Derbyshire County Council has said government plans designed to fast-track shale gas will cut local authorities out of decisions with the biggest impact on communities.
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