Fracking would be ‘powerful addition’ to Scotland’s portfolio, industry leader says
Onshore oil and gas production would be a “powerful addition” to Scotland’s “portfolio”, an industry veteran said.
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What the frack? When is a ban a ban?
It appears I spoke too soon in my October 2017 blog on the announcement by the Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy that the Scottish Government’s moratorium on unconventional oil and gas development (“UOGD”) (usually referred to as ‘fracking’) which was imposed in 2015 would be extended into a permanent ban.
Fracking could be made easier
Plans to make it easier to explore shale gas deposits and carry out fracking have been discussed by the UK Cabinet.
May’s Cabinet in push to boost UK fracking exploration
Plans to make it easier to explore shale gas deposits and carry out fracking have been discussed by the Cabinet.
UK Government support package won’t boost fracking industry, analysts say
A new UK Government support package for fracking won't give the shale gas industry much momentum, analysts said today.
Cuadrilla seeks consent to frack UK’s first horizontal shale gas well
Cuadrilla has applied to the Government for consent to frack the UK's first horizontal shale gas well, the company said.
UK Government unveils support package for fracking industry
The UK Government today unveiled a new package of support measures for shale gas developments, including the creation of a £1.6million fund.
Ineos accuses Scottish Government of ‘Alice-in-Wonderland’ approach to fracking
Petrochemical giant Ineos has accused the Scottish Government of taking an "Alice-in-Wonderland" approach to fracking at the conclusion of a legal challenge at Scotland's highest civil court.
Court hears Ineos challenge to Scottish fracking ‘ban’
A petrochemical giant's legal challenge to the Scottish Government's "ban" on fracking is being heard at Scotland's highest civil court.
Frackers preach patience as payoff from $70 oil arrives
The world’s biggest oilfield service companies have a message for investors: There’s a payoff for patience.
Former Tory chancellor urge ministers to develop UK fracking
Britain must develop fracking to free itself from dependence on Russian gas, Tory former chancellor Lord Lawson of Blaby has told the Lords.
Northern Territory lifts fracking suspension
The Northern Territory (NT) government in Australia has lifted a moratorium on fracking.
Anti-fracking protest stops lorries leaving Aberdeen yard
Protesters caused disruption at a north-east transport company yesterday amid claims trucks were delivering fracking equipment to firms in England.
UK Government under fire from Greenpeace over suppression of fracking report
Publishing an internal report on fracking could call into question the viability of the industry, the Government has said.
Oklahoma toughens fracking rules as earthquakes worsen
Oklahoma is tightening its rules for fracking after studying a new cluster of earthquakes in one of the hottest U.S. regions for drilling.
Ineos Shale to take case for surveys on National Trust land to High Court
Inoes Shale will have its case for carrying out geophysical surveys in Nottinghamshire heard at the High Court.
Environmental campaigners take next step in legal fight against Ineos injunction
Environmental and human rights campaigners fighting an injunction granted to energy giant Ineos have taken the next step in their legal fight to have it overturned.
Fracking earthquakes pop up in unexpected corner of shale patch
The oil prospectors of Oklahoma, it appeared, finally had a solution to their earthquake problem.
Onshore oil and gas licensing powers handed to Holyrood
Powers over onshore oil and gas licensing are the latest to be handed to Holyrood in the wake of the independence referendum.
Can The Shale Boom Avoid These Bottlenecks?
Shale companies continue to drill at a frenzied pace, adding rigs and breaking U.S. oil production levels with each passing week. Yet, the oil production is becoming increasingly geographically concentrated. Not only is the Permian basin accounting for much of the new oil production in the U.S., but a relatively small number of counties within the Permian are home to most of that action.
UK business secretary orders financial checks on fracking firm before go-ahead
Business Secretary Greg Clark has ordered an assessment of the “financial resilience” of Third Energy before deciding whether to give it the go-ahead to frack in North Yorkshire.
Offshore – dead and buried, thanks to onshore shale? Not quite
Offshore – dead and buried, thanks to onshore shale? Not quite.
Anti-fracking campaigners lose latest legal battle
Campaigners fighting to overturn a Government decision to approve a fracking site in Lancashire have lost the latest round of their legal battle.
Cuadrilla report “very encouraging” early results from fracking sites
Energy firm Cuadrilla has had "very encouraging" early results from its shale gas exploration site in Lancashire, it said.
National Trust appeals to Ineos to spare climber park from fracking survey
The National Trust has made a direct appeal to energy firm Ineos to drop its bid to carry out a fracking survey in protected parkland owned by the charity.