- Oil giant Total plans £30 million investment
- Mostly in Nottinghamshire and Doncaster
- However most of East MIdlands threatened
- Coalbed Methane (CBM) as well as Shale Gas
- Coal more widespread than shale in region
- CBM exploration wells already drilled by Dart
- Shale Companies: eCorp, Egdon and Dart
- Dart: £24 million Investment From GDF Suez
- CBM Companies: Dart and IGas
- Both fighting other Communities at present
- Threat of Thousands of Wells in Medium Term
- UCG also lurking Threat in the Region
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Summary Below we document the impacts of fracking. Click on a link to jump to a particular section: UK Specific Water Contamination Air Pollution Radioactive Contamination Human Health Agriculture & Animal Health Wildlife Methane Migration Climate Change Fracking Waste Water Usage Earthquakes Transport Pipelines Blowouts, Spills & Explosions Frack Sand Leaking Wells Orphaned Wells Industrialisation […]
Blog Fracking Balcombe: A Threatened Community 2010-2013
In 1986 energy company Conoco drilled a conventional exploration well on the Lower Stumble site situated half a mile from Balcombe village. With the advent of high volume hydraulic fracturing, Unconventional Gas Exploration company Cuadrilla Resources returned to the site with the intention to frack for shale oil and gas. 25th Jan 2010 – Cuadrilla […]
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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 […]
News Latest News From Community Blockade At Barton Moss
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Blog 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
News 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
News 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