Monthly Archives: May 2017
Billingshurst Fracking Update (UKOG) – Fri 26th May, 2017
Communities in Sussex mobilising to resist as drilling rig now on site at Broadford Bridge near Billinghurst. UKOG is targeting the Kimmeridge Clay for Shale/Tight oil, threatening not just local community but whole of the Weald. Come down and support them!
Billingshurst Fracking Update (UKOG) – Thurs 25th May, 2017
Drilling rig now on site at Broadford Bridge near Billinghurst as UKOG targets Kimmeridge Clay for Shale/Tight oil threaten not just local community but whole of the Weald.
Fracking Company Drilling For Kimmeridge Shale Oil In Billingshurst
A drilling rig targeting shale/tight oil has been moved onto the Broadford Bridge site near in Billingshurst, West Sussex, threatening not only the local community but the whole of the Weald Continue reading
Blockade At Cuadrilla’s Fracking Construction Contractor AE Yates
Today has seen continuing resistance to Cudrilla’s fracking plans at Preston New Road with another community blockade at AE Yates’ yard in Bolton, Cuadrilla’s primary contractor for the construction of its new frack pad in Lancashire. Fracking trucks come from somewhere and at the moment the contractors constructing the pad are the main source. If […]
Ineos Gamble Takes UK Fracking Threat To Unprecedented Levels
Don’t be fooled by Ineos executives talk of a “science stage” and “testing”. They are currently putting together equipment and logistics for a full scale invasion of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire & Rotherham in an attempt to source gas for their chemicals business. For a long time there has been a concern that if the fracking industry […]
Ineos Asset Stripping Largest Fracking Equipment Set In Europe
Worrying prospect that Ineos is asset striping Polish company to obtain the equipment it needs to start fracking this country at knock down prices Continue reading
INEOS Fracking Plans Revealed – 396 Wells Per Licence Block
Documents published by Ineos with a tender advert for seismic surveying have revealed the scale of drilling they envisage for production. The diagrams made by the company show an ideal scenario, drilling 10 wells per square mile. This is higher even than the U.S. shale gas average of 8 wells per square mile. The impacts […]
Ineos Seismic Survey
INEOS has confirmed it will begin seismic surveys for shale gas next month in parts of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough. The surveys will cover a total of 250.7 km2. They are expected to begin on 5 June and last for up to six months.