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Terminals near London and in Wales were 40% and 52% full on the day it was claimed the UK had six hours' worth of gas leftSome of Britain's biggest energy suppliers were holding back gas in storage tanks at a time when the...

The fuel could become a 'new North Sea' energy business, and create more than 70,000 jobs, according to a new reportInvestments in shale gas drilling could yield an industry worth nearly £4bn a year to the UK economy and...

US National Strategy for the Arctic Region prioritises corporate 'economic opportunities' at the expense of everyone elseOne week ago, the Obama administration launched its National Strategy for the Arctic Region, outlining...

Residents fear threat to drinking water supplies as Cuadrilla unveils 3,000ft exploratory oil drillThe only company to have fracked for shale gas in the UK, Cuadrilla, is to drill for oil in a West Sussex village from next...

The Guardian confirms that two leading fracking companies have plans to flare excess gas at sites in Lancashire and West SussexThe two companies exploring for shale gas in the UK have confirmed that they intend to flare methane...

The fracking company has announced plans to drill a 3,000ft exploratory well in Balcombe amid strong local oppositionThe first exploration well for shale gas in the home counties will be drilled this summer, fracking company...

Why is it necessary for those writing about the future UK energy situation like Michael Hanlon (Energy, not bribery, 2 May) to refer to "the lights going out"? The outcome is likely to be far less dramatic...

An energy policy based on buying off hostility to fracking by building badminton courts won't keep our lights onSerious countries, with serious governments, have equally serious energy policies to keep the lights on...

Departure comes as analysts warn government not to rely on gas to rescue UK from forthcoming energy crunchThe government's controversial electricity market reform (EMR) programme has been dealt a serious blow with the resignation...

Canadian and Chinese-owned firm also considers Surrey and Sussex locations, but discounts use of fracking at this stageIGas, partly owned by a Chinese state company, is planning to drill two wells between Manchester and Liverpool...

Tim Yeo suggests financial incentives for those living close to drilling rigs would help burgeoning UK industryCompanies fracking for shale gas in the UK should be made to offer substantial financial incentives to people...

Energy committee says UK shale resources should be exploited but 'that looks difficult, given local opposition'Shale gas fracking companies should be made to offer incentives, such as cash payments or rebates on energy bills,...

Warning comes amid a debate over dangers surrounding fracking, deepwater exploration and Arctic shelf developmentSoaring risks around new fossil fuel frontiers – shale gas, deepwater exploration and the Arctic – have...

Australia's coastline mining industry undergoing a boom as rules relaxed, but Unesco site to be protected under heritage rulesMining shale oil under the Great Barrier Reef is likely to be banned by Australia's federal Labour...

The Committee on Climate Change warned that relying on gas would scupper the UK's chances of meeting emissions targetsShale gas extracted in the UK would be lower carbon than imported gas from countries such as Qatar, and...