No new onshore oil and gas licences will be issued in England, the government announced today. The news followed a speech to the Labour conference in which the energy secretary confirmed his commitment to ban fracking.
The Environment Agency has extended the consultation period at a second site where lower-volume fracking is planned in Yorkshire.
A second community group has asked for more time to comment on the environmental impact of fracturing plans in Yorkshire.
Most of the official exploration licences issued nearly a decade ago in England’s bid to go “all out for shale” no longer exist.
Cuadrilla Resources is to give up operation of one of its Yorkshire licences, under an agreement announced today.
Cuadrilla has relinquished three shale gas licences in Yorkshire, its Australian owner confirmed this morning.
Cuadrilla and Third Energy have entered an agreement on gas appraisal plans in Ryedale, North Yorkshire.
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla Resources, is looking at conventional oil and gas opportunities in the UK after predicting no fracking this year.
Cuadrilla’s Australian investor has suggested that the shale gas company will be looking at new exploration sites next year.
IGas has been granted extra time for exploration work in six oil and gas licences awarded three years ago.
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