“Rig shortage” delays abandonment of Cuadrilla’s fracked wells
Work to decommission mothballed shale gas wells at the Preston New Road fracking site in Lancashire is now expected to take until the end of March 2025, Cuadrilla has revealed.
Call for action on delay to restoration of mothballed oil site
Campaigners are urging a council to insist on the speedy restoration of a suspended oil site in West Sussex where decommissioning deadlines have been missed.
No formal enforcement at Horse Hill oil site, council confirms
The Surrey wellsite that unlawfully extracted oil after the Supreme Court quashed its planning permission has not been issued with a formal stop notice, the county council confirmed today.
Disappointment over “lack of progress” on decommissioning Cuadrilla’s fracking site
People living near Cuadrilla’s mothballed fracking site in Lancashire say they are disappointed about the lack of progress on plugging and abandoning the wells and returning the land to farming.
Loxley drilling deadline extended again
The deadline to start drilling a gas exploration well in Surrey has been extended again.
East Yorkshire drilling delayed again – to 2024
Work on a new well at the West Newton-B oil and gas site in East Yorkshire has been postponed again.
Breaking: Cuadrilla ordered to abandon Lancashire fracked wells
The UK’s only fracked horizontal shale gas wells must be decommissioned, the industry regulator said today.
UK risks missing out on net zero opportunities, says CCC
Net zero could create hundreds of thousands of new green jobs – but stronger government support is needed, a briefing said today.
North Kelsey appeal goes to two days
The venue and duration has been set for Egdon Resources’ appeal hearing against refusal of planning permission at its North Kelsey Moor site in Lincolnshire.
Action on IGas failure to restore Misson Springs shale gas site
Officials have taken the first steps to force IGas to restore its shale gas site at Misson Springs in Nottinghamshire.
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