Monthly Archives: November 2018
East Midlands Fracking Update (Tinker Lane) – Thurs 8th Nov, 2018
Fracking company IGas Energy has begun trying to drill a shale gas exploration well at Tinker Lane near Blyth, Nottinghamshire. Frack Free Misson, supported groups from across the East Midlands, is resisting the ongoing construction efforts. Today saw a lock-on outside the gates delay IGas bringing the rig onto the site for several hours. Come […]
Drilling Rig Arrives As Resistance Grows At Notts Fracking Site
The drilling rig, delayed by a lock-on outside the gates earlier in the day, has arrived at the Tinker Lane fracking site near Blyth, in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire. Fracking company IGas Energy is preparing to drill a well on its East Midlands site, and the local community (see Frack Free Tinker Lane), supported by groups from across the region and beyond, are resisting these plans. In production fracking in the region could see thousands of wells drilled across the region, if not stopped. Continue reading
As Cuadrilla Continues Fracking Lancashire Earthquakes Just Keep Coming
After a brief pause to amp up its media spin Cuadrilla Resources has restarted hydraulic fracturing at its flagship Preston New Road site in Lancashire, and unsurprisingly so have the earthquakes. The count is now up to 34 earthquakes in less than 2 weeks (the largest so far a magnitude 1.1), with a general trend of increasing size over time. Continue reading