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.
New work plans, more time
Oil and gas companies have been given more time to carry out work in 10 English licence areas.
£900,000 bill for Notts shale gas policing
Policing at two IGas shale gas sites in Nottinghamshire has cost nearly a million pounds, campaigners have revealed.
IGas Springs Road shale gas well reaches total depth – company accounts reveal £21m loss
IGas has confirmed its first shale gas well at Springs Road in north Nottinghamshire has reached its total depth of 3,500 metres and encountered all three targets.
UK shale gas could wipe out imports – upgraded industry estimates
The UK shale gas industry has upgraded production estimates by more than 70% following early results from two sites.
Egdon to seal Biscathorpe oil well after it fails to find target formation
Egdon Resources’ new well at Biscathorpe, near Louth in Lincolnshire, has failed to encounter the oil formation it was targeting, the company said this afternoon.
IGas: Plans to restore Tinker Lane and John Blaymires to retire
IGas told shareholders this morning it was making plans to restore the Tinker Lane site in north Nottinghamshire after drilling failed to find the Bowland shale.
