Shale and potash agree North Yorks deal
Agreement has been reached between Ineos and Sirius Minerals over which areas in North Yorkshire should be reserved for potash extraction and which would be available for oil and gas exploration.
Harthill villagers tell High Court they were “treated unfairly” at Ineos shale gas inquiry
Residents in Harthill, south Yorkshire, called today for the quashing of planning permission granted to Ineos for a wellsite in their village.
Harthill villagers at High Court in challenge to shale gas permission
A legal challenge to the decision to allow shale gas exploration in the south Yorkshire village of Harthill will be heard at the High Court in this morning.
News updates on Day 7 of inquiry into IGas test plans for Ellesmere Port well
This post has news updates from Day 7 of the inquiry into IGas plans for testing its well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.
Live news updates: N Yorks debates fracking buffer zones
This post has live updates from a meeting in North Yorkshire which could shape planning policy on fracking across the UK.
Live updates: Day 6 of inquiry into IGas test plans for Ellesmere Port well
This post has live news updates from Day 6 of the inquiry into IGas plans to test for gas flows at its well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. The hearing will hear evidence on site location from Frack Free Ellesmere Port and Upton (FFEPU), which argues the proposal is “wrong […]
Minister reveals details of new shale regulator
The government’s new shale regulator, announced last spring, has three members of staff, at a cost of £75,000, operates “virtually” and has no powers, the energy minister has said.
Picture post on IGas Notts shale sites: Misson rig installed and Tinker Lane cleared
Drone pictures of IGas’s Misson Springs shale gas site in north Nottinghamshire show that the drilling rig and other equipment has now been installed.
Equipment delivered to IGas Misson Springs shale gas site
A crane and other equipment was delivered to IGas’s shale gas site at Misson in north Nottinghamshire early this afternoon.
Events diary – January 2019 and beyond
Events in January and beyond about UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and campaigning.
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