Yearly Archives: 2013
New UK Fracking Licence Areas Confirmed
The UK government has announced that roughly 60% of the UK is now available to be licensed to fracking companies. After a brief “consultation” period it is likely that the licenses will be handed out to fraking companies in the first half of 2014. The licenses would cover the exploitation of both shale oil and […]
Latest News From Community Blockade At Barton Moss
Fracking company IGas Energy drilled a Shale/CBM exploration well at Barton Moss in Salford, Greater Manchester. It was the beginning of a programme that could see thousands of fracking wells drilled across the region. The local community did everything that they could to stop them. See Fracking Manchester: IGas Threatens Barton Moss and Fracking Threat […]
Fracking Threat In The North West
- Wide range of fracking threats in North West
- Both Bowland Shale and various coal seams
- Cuadrilla have large license in Lancashire
- Drilled 4 shale gas test wells and fracked one
- Bogged down in planning at present time
- IGas holds swath from Manchester to Liverpool
- Targeting Shale and CBM at Barton Moss well
- Dart has group of licenses in Cheshire
- After CBM and Shale (helped by GDF Suez)
- Aurora Petroleum has licence north of Liverpool
- Looking for investors to exploit Shale Oil
- UCG licenses in Liverpool Bay and Dee Estuary
- Over 20,000 wells threatened across region
- Government to license more areas next year
- Peel Holdings looking to be fracking landlord
Fracking Manchester: IGas Threatens Barton Moss
- Fracking focus is shifting to North West
- IGas Energy plan to start drilling soon
- Site at Barton Moss in Salford, near Manchester
- Exploration well targets CBM and Shale Gas
- Drilling threatened to start in mid-November
- IGas are busy fortifying the pad with fencing
- On area of Mosslands known for wildlife
- Growing local opposition as awareness grows
- Resistance being organised by local groups
- Callout for support for across the country
Fracking Yorkshire: Cuadrilla`s Bit On The Side
- Cuadrilla sneaking into Yorkshire
- Drilling rig at site in Kirby Misperton
- Well drilled for other company, Third Energy
- Passes though conventional gas field
- But goes deeper into Bowland Shale
- Unknown agreement between companies
- Threatens thousands of fracking wells
- Dart and Rathlin also in Yorkshire
- Communities getting organised to resist
The Great Gas Gala – Day 68 In Pictures
Day 68 (Mon 30th) Of Community Fracking Blockade In Balcombe Sussex Updates: Day 57 Day 50, Day 49, Day 48, Day 47, Day 44, Day 43, Day 42, Day 41, Day 40, Day 39, Day 37, Day 35, Day 34, Day 28, Day 27, Day 26, Day 25, Day 24, Day 23, Day 22, Day 21, […]
Latest News From The Great Gas Gala – Day 57
Day 57 (Thurs 19th) Of Community Fracking Blockade In Balcombe Sussex Updates: Day 50, Day 49, Day 48, Day 47, Day 44, Day 43, Day 42, Day 41, Day 40, Day 39, Day 37, Day 35, Day 34, Day 28, Day 27, Day 26, Day 25, Day 24, Day 23, Day 22, Day 21, Day […]
The Great Gas Gala – Day 54 In Pictures
Day 54 (Mon 16th) Of Community Fracking Blockade In Balcombe Sussex Updates: Day 50, Day 49, Day 48, Day 47, Day 44, Day 43, Day 42, Day 41, Day 40, Day 39, Day 37, Day 35, Day 34, Day 28, Day 27, Day 26, Day 25, Day 24, Day 23, Day 22, Day 21, Day […]