New oil drilling underway at Horse Hill
UK Oil & Gas plc has announced the start of drilling at its Horse Hill site near Gatwick Airport.
New fracking bid announced for Lancashire
Aurora Energy Resources has announced it is seeking consent to frack for shale gas in West Lancashire.
IGas disappointment as it fails to find Bowland shale at Tinker Lane
The shale gas company, IGas, confirmed this evening that its Tinker Lane well near Blyth in north Nottinghamshire had failed to discover the primary target, the Bowland shale formation.
Woodsetts villagers celebrate second refusal of Ineos shale gas plans
Woodsetts residents cheered outside Rotherham Town Hall this lunchtime after the council’s second vote against Ineos shale gas plans for their village.
Villager “hit by tractor” during protest at Ineos shale gas site in Derbyshire
An opponent of Ineos plans to explore for shale gas in Derbyshire was knocked down by a tractor during a protest yesterday, according to eyewitnesses.
Harthill villager seeks legal challenge to Ineos shale gas consent
A resident of the South Yorkshire village of Harthill has taken the first step in an attempt to overturn the planning permission for Ineos’s local shale gas scheme.
Live news updates: Day 2 INEOS Harthill shale gas inquiry – ecology and councillors’ statements
The inquiry into plans by INEOS to drill for shale gas at Harthill in south Yorkshire reaches its second day.
Live news updates: Rotherham councillors vote unanimously against INEOS shale gas plans for Woodsetts
Live updates on the Rotherham Borough Council meeting discussing the INEOS planning application for a shale gas well at Woodsetts.
Cuadrilla expects Lancs fracking to start within six months from “excellent quality” shale rocks
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, said this morning it estimated fracking would begin between April and June this year.
Aurora announces fracking plans in west Lancashire
Aurora Energy Resources has told residents it is planning to drill and frack two wells near the west Lancashire village of Great Altcar, on the edge of Formby.
