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West Newton Day 53 (Weds 2nd Jul)
Rathlin Energy have started trying to move large amounts of equipment onto the site in preparation for the mini-frac they want to carry out on the Bowland Shale. Massive convoy of vehicles and with large police escort. See below for more photos.
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Fracking Scotland: Shale Report Signals Third Threat
- New BGS shale oil and gas report released
- Focused on Midland Valley in central Scotland
- Outlines third fracking threat to the region
- On top of the coal based threats: CBM/UCG
- Suggests around 14 months of shale gas
- As well as around 5 months of shale oil
- Combined with 5 months Coal Bed Methane
- Extraction would require over 7,000 wells
- Stretches from Glasgow through Edinburgh
- Underground Coal Gasification also a threat
- 5 UCG licences already sold in Firth of Forth
- More than 1 billion tons of coal targeted
- Extraction would require over 4,000 wells
- Is third BGS report in run up to licensing round
- Where 60% of UK could be sold to the frackers
- Across UK report threaten over 50,000 wells
- Communities getting organised to resist threat
West Newton Day 51 (Mon 30th Jun)
The camp at outside Rathlin Energy’s West Newton fracking site is still going strong. See below for more photos.
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Crawberry Hill Day 49 (Sat 28th Jun)
Testing a new mini wood burner made for camp by our local supporters, outside Rathlin Energy’s Crawberry Hill fracking site. See below for more photos.
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Fracking Licence Clear Out: Preparation For Sell Off
- UK 14th Licensing Round is now imminent
- Plans to hand over 60% of UK to frackers
- Preparations underway by the government
- Official notice publish in an EU journal
- Unused licences are being clawed back
- Where companies are failing to drill wells
- 26 licences relinquished in last few months
- Small fraction of existing onshore licences
- But is no cause for celebration at present
- Could soon be re-licensed to other companies
- Licensing system designed to maximise drilling
- New round could start as soon as early July
- Organised communities needed to resist
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Crawberry Hill Day 45 (Tues 24th Jun)
Community blockade of Rathlin Energy’s Crawberry Hill fracking site In Walkington continues. See below for more photos.
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West Newton Day 44 (Mon 23rd Jun)
Rathlin Energy’s fracking site at West Newton was drilled in 2013 but Rathlin now wants to return to perform a mini-frac on the Bowland Shale.
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Crawberry Hill Day 42 (Sat 21st Jun)
Community blockade of Rathlin Energy’s Crawberry Hill fracking site In Walkington continues. See below for more photos.
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