Chesapeake loses court battle
Wick Phillips earned another victory in a five year legal battle with Oklahoma-based energy giant Chesapeake Energy. On June 12, the Supreme Court of Texas upheld a royalty owner’s judgment against...
View ArticleOhio Supreme Court rules in favour of mineral holders
The Supreme Court of Ohio rendered its first decision yesterday regarding Ohio’sDormant Mineral Act in the case of Dodd v. Croskey, with significant implications for landowners and owners to mineral...
View ArticleLegal obstacles to UK replicating U.S. shale boom
The current state of the UK regulatory regime is a serious obstacle to replicating the shale-related economic success enjoyed by the United States – according to Robert Griffiths, QC, Joint Head of...
View ArticleLancashire County Council puts UK’s shale aspirations on hold
The long-awaited decision by the Lancashire County Council on whether to allow shale driller Cuadrilla to explore for the gas in the county has dealt a huge blow to the Conservative Government’s...
View ArticleShould UK councils be stripped of power to stop fracking?
In the face of the disappointing decision made on Monday regarding Cuadrilla’s planning application the deeply politicised nature of the UK shale industry was laid bare. Despite a positive...
View ArticleUK: Republished DEFRA report admits fracking can affect house prices
A report published by the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra), which originally appeared in 2014, with 63 ‘redacted’ sections and has subsequently been republished in full,...
View ArticleNew York state officially bans fracking
Last week the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) officially prohibited high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) in New York State by issuing its formal Findings Statement, completing...
View ArticleIndustry welcomes new rules for shale development in Western Australia
New regulations came into effect last week in Western Australia (WA) that govern the petroleum and geothermal industries. Welcomed by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association...
View ArticleDutch government bans shale till 2020
On Friday the Dutch government introduced a moratorium on shale exploration in the country until the year 2020. The ban was proposed by economic affairs minister Henk Kamp and accepted unanimously by...
View ArticleOhio Department of Natural Resources sets rules for pad drilling
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced that it is implementing new rules for the construction of horizontal well-pad sites – The Columbus Dispatch reported last week. Pad drilling is...
View ArticleUK: Cuadrilla to appeal Lancashire County Council’s refusal of fracking permits
UK shale operator Cuadrilla Resources plans to appeal Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee’s decisions last month to refuse planning consent for two applications for temporary...
View ArticleWill fracking with propane be allowed in New York state?
Fracking may be permitted in New York state, despite the ban introduced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration last month, provided that gelled propane is substituted for water in the well-stimulation...
View ArticleUK support for fracking falls to 1-in-5
A long-running Government survey has found that public support for fracking has fallen to its lowest level since December 2013. The latest results show that only 21 percent of people support the...
View ArticleUS shale industry criticises Obama’s clean power plan for favouring renewables
The White House announced, on Monday, the latest changes to the 2014 plan to cut emissions from power plants by 30% compared to 2005 levels by 2020. The new standards are now stricter and require a 32%...
View ArticleUK Government plans to fast-track fracking applications to kick-start industry
The UK government has proposed new rules to the planning system, to be issued this week, in a move to remind planning authorities that ministers wish to see the UK shale industry get off the ground....
View ArticleBacking fracking: the lonely imperative
The future of UK energy is often voiced in a fiercely oppositional media-sphere, with arguments flaming against one another tirelessly as discussion on climate change slips into demands for safe,...
View ArticleFast-track measures for UK shale gas planning released
The recently announced changes to the planning application process were released yesterday and go into effect immediately. The plans aim to ensure local people have a strong say over the development of...
View ArticleEPA’s new rules to curb methane emissions fail to impress
The plan to curb methane emissions associated with oil and gas exploration, released on Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has failed to satisfy both the industry and the...
View ArticleIs the White House moving closer to lifting ban on crude exports?
For over 40 years there has been a ban in place preventing the export of U.S. oil, with a few exceptions for Canada and Mexico. Now however, it seems the U.S. government is planning to give the...
View ArticleUK 14th onshore licensing round: results and future developments
This is a guest post from Charles Maxwell Events. By Josh Potts. The government’s plans to establish nationwide fracking projects have received a major boost in the last few weeks, as the OGA announced...
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