Plans published for new Lancashire fracking site
Details of plans to frack shale gas wells near Formby in Lancashire were published online today.
Breaking: Minister to decide Ellesmere Port appeal
Plans by IGas to test a gas well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire are to be decided by the local government secretary.
New fracking bid announced for Lancashire
Aurora Energy Resources has announced it is seeking consent to frack for shale gas in West Lancashire.
Ellesmere Port inquiry decision delayed over climate change report
The decision has been delayed in the public inquiry into IGas plans to test the flow of its well at Ellesmere Port, the Planning Inspectorate has confirmed.
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.
Cuadrilla’s fracking site released climate-changing methane into the atmosphere
Data from Cuadrilla’s fracking site near Blackpool has confirmed that the company vented the powerful greenhouse gas, methane, while it was testing the well last month.
Live news updates: Day 8 IGas Ellesmere Port inquiry
This post has live updates from the eighth day of the public inquiry into IGas plans flow test its gas well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.
Oil production updates for Horse Hill and Lidsey
UK Oil & Gas plc has announced that production has resumed from the Portland oil formation at Horse Hill in Surrey.
Driller seeks land access for Somerset surveys and prepares for stock market listing
Landowners on the edge of the Mendip hills in Somerset have been approached by an oil and gas explorer, who wants to test for hydrocarbons.
Cuadrilla fully fracked only 5% of shale gas well and calls for urgent review of tremor rules
Cuadrilla has called for an urgent review of the rules on earth tremors caused by fracking after revealing that it fully fractured only two of 42 planned stages at its shale gas well near Blackpool.
