Star Energy to quit shale gas licences
One of the biggest potential players in UK onshore fracking has said it is giving up its shale gas licences.
Misson shale gas well decommissioned
A shale gas well in Nottinghamshire that has been mothballed for more than four years has been decommissioned, officials have confirmed.
“Misson shale gas well due to be decommissioned within next week”, says council
Work to plug and abandon one of England’s few shale gas wells has been delayed – but it is due to be completed “within the next week”, DrillOrDrop has learned.
IGas cuts value of shale assets and opts not to sue government over fracking moratorium
One of the UK’s leading would-be fracking companies appears to be turning away from shale gas.
No UK onshore oil or gas wells drilled in 2021 – official data
For the first time since 1935, no onshore oil or gas wells were drilled in a calendar year, according to 2021 data from the industry regulator.
IGas writes off £10m from shale gas exploration but still seeks end to fracking moratorium
IGas has confirmed it has relinquished the Tinker Lane shale gas licence in Nottinghamshire and written off £10m in exploration costs. But the company said it was continuing to work with regulators and government to end the moratorium on fracking in England.
Companies join research on reusing shale gas boreholes
Shale gas companies are working with two British universities to investigate whether UK boreholes could be turned into deep science laboratories.
North west shale write-offs push up losses as IGas focusses on East Midlands
Losses in IGas more than doubled in 2019 to more than £50m as the company turned its back on shale exploration in north west England, annual accounts have revealed.
Picture post: Tinker Lane restoration
Eric Walton has been photographing the IGas shale gas site at Tinker Lane in north Nottinghamshire since construction work began in spring 2018.
Site restoration underway at Tinker Lane
IGas has confirmed that restoration is now underway at its first shale gas site in the East Midlands.
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