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OESG welcomes timely 14th Round fracking announcement

The UK Oil and Gas Authority today announced the award of new onshore petroleum exploration and production licences (PEDLs) as…

Commons vote on fracking under National Parks

Yesterday, MPs voted in favour of strict new environmental controls that will allow fracking to take place at depths of…

New research suggests shale gas is cleaner than coal

Independent research suggests that leaks of fugitive methane from fracking would have to exceed an implausibly high 12% before shale…

Friends of the Earth reported to the Charity Commission

Environmental charity, Friends of the Earth, accused of spreading wilfully misleading cancer claims about fracking.  

Roseacre fracking opponents refused permission for Judicial Review

A campaign group representing residents in the Fylde village of Roseacre has been given a second opportunity to make its…

Fracking benefits should go to small companies says FSB

Allen Creedy, chairman of the Federation of Small Business (FSB) Energy, Water and Environment Policy Unit, has said the government…

SMEs welcome fracking planning news

The trade body that represents SMEs in the onshore oil and gas industry supply chain has today welcomed government moves…

Cuadrilla announces appeal

Cuadrilla Resources has today announced it is to appeal against the refusal of its plans to drill, frack and test…

Ineos shale gas tank takes shape

A roof will shortly be fitted to a giant tank being built by INEOS at its Grangemouth site to receive shale gas…

Cuadrilla application refused

Yesterday, in a tense meeting at County Hall in Lancashire, Councillors voted to refuse Cuadrilla planning permission for its proposed exploratory wells at Preston…