Minister should apologise over fracking claim – residents
Residents in a North Yorkshire village where there are plans for lower-volume fracking have called on the energy minister to apologise over claims he made about the process.
UK onshore oil and gas production in charts – June 2024
UK onshore oil and gas saw increased daily rates and a higher contribution to total production in June 2024.
England’s disappearing shale gas licences
Most of the official exploration licences issued nearly a decade ago in England’s bid to go “all out for shale” no longer exist.
Updated: UK onshore oil and gas production in charts – April 2024
Production fell at Wressle, the UK’s newest onshore oil producer, but rose at Saltfleetby, the country’s largest onshore gas producer.
Cuadrilla gives up three Yorkshire shale gas licences
Cuadrilla has relinquished three shale gas licences in Yorkshire, its Australian owner confirmed this morning.
Climate change beliefs shape opposition to UK fracking – new study
Beliefs about the seriousness of climate change appear to be influencing attitudes against UK shale gas extraction, despite the war in Ukraine, a new study has concluded.
Cuadrilla’s bid to delay restoration of Lancashire fracking site – details published
Plans by Cuadrilla for a two-year delay in restoring its controversial fracking site near Blackpool were published today.
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.
Little public support for policy change on fracking – study
As the government considers the future of fracking in England, a new study has revealed little support for a change of policy.
Study calls for “robust monitoring” of redundant wells for methane leaks
New research into fugitive methane emissions has called for better monitoring of decommissioned onshore oil and gas wells.
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