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- UK fracking rules on earthquakes could be relaxed, says minister Tue, 9 Oct 18, 11:57pmExclusive: Claire Perry says level at which operations must be halted could be raised
- The frackers are back: but will there ever be a British shale gas boom? Sun, 7 Oct 18, 1:00amPending a legal challenge, Cuadrilla will start work on a well this week – and answer key questions about the industry’s viabilityFracking is due to return to the UK this week, as the shale gas company Cuadrilla prepares...
- Fracking is back in England – and only the Tories want it | John Ashton Mon, 3 Sep 18, 3:00pmLancastrians protested against it, the council rejected it, the health impacts are shocking. But this government doesn’t care
- Cuadrilla gets go-ahead to start fracking at Lancashire site Wed, 25 Jul 18, 1:45amEnergy minister issues first permit since new regulatory regime introduced
- France bans fracking and oil extraction in all of its territories Wed, 20 Dec 17, 10:27pmFrench parliamentarians have passed a law banning fossil fuel extraction. President Macron says he wants France to lead the world with switch to renewables
- Vivienne Westwood's son challenges Ineos injunction on fracking protest Fri, 8 Sep 17, 1:50amJoe Corré accuses multinational petrochemical company of ‘bully boy tactics’ to prevent legitimate protest against its fracking activities in the UK
- UK fracking may produce less fuel than claimed, says geologist Thu, 17 Aug 17, 3:01pmProf John Underhill argues that geology is fundamental but has been forgotten in assessments of UK’s shale gas capability
- Tensions rise at fracking site in UK after police and activists clashes Fri, 21 Jul 17, 1:17amScuffles and accusations of aggression increase at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas exploration site
- Ineos buys Dong Energy's oil and gas business in £1bn deal Thu, 25 May 17, 4:29pmAnglo-Swiss chemicals firm hails acquisition as ‘very logical’ as Danish firm makes progress in switch to renewables
- Ineos buys Dong Energy's oil and gas business Thu, 25 May 17, 2:16amAnglo-Swiss chemicals firm hails £1bn acquisition as ‘very logical’ as Danish firm makes progress in switch to renewables
- As wind, wave and shale power converge, could this be the end for Opec? Sun, 30 Apr 17, 3:59pmThe oil cartel is maintaining price discipline for now. But a concatenation of global circumstances could destroy its power to control the marketWhen the major oil-producing countries meet in a month’s time at a Vienna...
- Anti-fracking protesters take government to court in Lancashire Mon, 13 Mar 17, 4:13amActivists will challenge permission granted to Cuadrilla for test fracking sites near Blackpool as pressure mounts over the cost of policing the protests
- Shale gas firm Cuadrilla brands anti-fracking activists 'irresponsible' Fri, 3 Mar 17, 5:35amCEO Francis Egan complains about protesters ‘harassing’ contractors supplying Preston New Road site in Lancashire
- How fracking can contribute to climate change Mon, 30 May 16, 6:30amLeakage of natural gas from drilling and pipework means more methane is entering the atmosphere
- First US shale gas sails into Europe as Ineos carrier arrives in Norway Thu, 24 Mar 16, 5:53amEurope has taken its first shipment of shale at the Swiss operator’s Norwegian plant, raising concerns about the future of shale gas and fracking in the UK