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Author:  Nidge2 [ Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:10 am ]
Post subject:  Will our Sussex be on the frontline with the tree huggers??
Controversial fracking begins at West Sussex site

Looks like they've got the local tree hugging group there with dreadlocks on show




ENERGY company Cuadrilla has started exploratory oil drilling in the West Sussex countryside as anti-fracking protests at the site entered a ninth day.


The project has been subject to days of delays because of high-profile protests designed to halt delivery of trucks and equipment to the plant.

A Cuadrilla spokesman said on Friday: “We started test drilling at 11.15am, and we will do a 3,000ft vertical well. We will be there for two to three months.”

Campaigners fear the project at Lower Stumble, near Balcombe, could lead Cuadrilla to go on to conduct hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

The controversial method of fracking involves high pressure liquid being pumped deep underground to split shale rock and release gas supplies.

Opponents of fracking have highlighted concerns about potential water contamination and environmental damage, as well as small-scale earthquakes.

Police have had to throw up a daily security operation around the test site’s entrance as dozens of anti-fracking protesters have turned out to halt deliveries.

More than 30 people have been arrested since last Friday, mainly on suspicion of obstructing deliveries, including Natalie Hynde, 30, the daughter of the Kinks’ Ray Davies and the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde.

Natalie Hynde’s boyfriend, veteran eco campaigner Simon “Sitting Bull” Medhurst, 55, was also held after the pair superglued their hands together around the gate for around two hours.

This week Cuadrilla’s chief executive, Francis Egan, reacted to concerns surrounding the drilling by saying his firm has “no intention of ruining the countryside and won’t ruin the countryside”.

Mr Egan insisted fracking was safe and would not pose a threat to the public or people’s drinking water.

He said “significant” amounts of oil and gas could be made available through fracking in the UK, but acknowledged his firm’s activities had been delayed as a result of protests against its exploratory drilling activities in West Sussex.

The sensitivity of the subject was highlighted after former Government energy adviser Lord Howell issued an apology for suggesting fracking could be used in “desolate” north east England without any impact on the surrounding environment.

Lord Howell went on to provoke further criticism when he tried to clarify his comments by suggesting he actually meant “unloved” areas of the country such as Lancashire.

His attempt at clearing up the controversy prompted Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to urge Lord Howell to be quiet. Mr Clegg also suggested on his regular LBC radio phone-in that the Conservatives were getting “over-excited” about the controversial extraction technique’s potential benefits.




http://www.scotsman.com/news/environmen ... -1-3028103
Author:  edders23 [ Sat Aug 03, 2013 4:16 pm ]
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I thought this was straight drilling for oil not fracking ?
Author:  gusmac [ Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:48 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
I thought this was straight drilling for oil not fracking ?


You should keep up :lol:
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:47 pm ]
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we need fracking on a huge scale to keep the electric generated
Author:  Sussex [ Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:48 pm ]
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Sussex will not be in line with those tree-huggers.

Most are the dregs that have moved recently from a failed attempt to stop the Hastings bypass.

If it means we will not have to rely on Russia for our oil and gas then they frack to buggery everywhere.

The US will be self sufficient soon, so why not us?
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:48 pm ]
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cant they frack the whole of Scotland first, its pretty desolate
Author:  Sussex [ Sat Aug 03, 2013 6:49 pm ]
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gusmac wrote:
edders23 wrote:
I thought this was straight drilling for oil not fracking ?


You should keep up :lol:

They are drilling and hopefully that in itself will work, but if they need to frack, so be it.
Author:  edders23 [ Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:45 pm ]
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gusmac wrote:
edders23 wrote:
I thought this was straight drilling for oil not fracking ?


You should keep up :lol:



I was going by the coverage of this on the radio this morning although there was mention of earlier drilling in the 50's with poor results
Author:  gusmac [ Sat Aug 03, 2013 9:03 pm ]
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Sussex wrote:
gusmac wrote:
edders23 wrote:
I thought this was straight drilling for oil not fracking ?


You should keep up :lol:

They are drilling and hopefully that in itself will work, but if they need to frack, so be it.


Not next to you then? :shock:
Author:  edders23 [ Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:00 pm ]
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I bet if the protest had been up north you wouldn't have got rock stars and their families turning out !
Author:  Tico [ Sat Aug 03, 2013 11:10 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
I bet if the protest had been up north you wouldn't have got rock stars and their families turning out !



only because up north there isnt a pride march on this week :lol:
Author:  Nidge2 [ Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:10 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
gusmac wrote:
edders23 wrote:
I thought this was straight drilling for oil not fracking ?


You should keep up :lol:



I was going by the coverage of this on the radio this morning although there was mention of earlier drilling in the 50's with poor results


Technology has moved on a bit since then.
Author:  edders23 [ Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:48 pm ]
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From BBC news website

Energy firm Cuadrilla has confirmed it found "hydrocarbons" during drilling at a West Sussex site which has been the focus of anti-fracking protests.

The company, which started test drilling for oil in Balcombe on 2 August, said it had completed its operation and the "well was a success".

It will now start removing equipment before its permission for the site runs out on 28 September.

So now they will want to exploit the well
Author:  bloodnock [ Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:51 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
I bet if the protest had been up north you wouldn't have got rock stars and their families turning out !


Image

This is how you may look after having been Fracked..It adds weight to the horrors that Fracking can bring :shock:
Author:  edders23 [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 8:15 pm ]
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well lets see if any celebrities make the trek to North lincolnshire for this one !!!!


Residents in Lincolnshire are holding a protest walk against a company's plans to drill for oil in a field close to their homes.

Egdon Resources Ltd wants planning permission for an exploratory well at land at Biscathorpe, near Louth.

The firm said it was "always open and transparent" with planned operations and stated that "no fracking would take place" in the area.

Lincolnshire County Council is due to consider the application next month.
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