Parliamentary Committee report makes recommendations to facilitate exploration of shale gas *

United Kingdom - May 21 2013
The Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has concluded that further shale gas exploration is necessary to improve current estimates of…

Co-authors: John Buttanshaw, Louise Moore, Stephen Murray.

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UK onshore shale gas guidelines published *

United Kingdom - April 22 2013
The United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) has published guidelines on good industry practice for onshore shale gas exploration and appraisal…

Co-authors: John Buttanshaw, Louise Moore, Stephen Murray.

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Agreement reached on EU offshore oil & gas safety legislation *

European Union - March 6 2013
The European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament have reached political agreement on a new Directive seeking to address the risk of…

Co-authors: Louise Moore, Stephen Murray.

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Shale gas: fracking given the go ahead subject to new controls *

United Kingdom - December 19 2012
The Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey announced on Thursday 13 December 2012 that exploratory fracking for shale gas will be allowed to resume in the UK.  The announcement was contained in a detailed Ministerial Statement which set out the Minister's conclusion that the risk of seismic activity posed by fracking can be adequately mitigated with additional controls.

Co-authors: Louise Moore, Stephen Murray.

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Skating on thin pack ice: Environmental Audit Committee reports on protection of the Arctic *

United Kingdom - September 25 2012
The EAC heard written and oral evidence on the current status of climate change science in the Arctic including the likelihood and possible consequences of reaching (or having already passed) 'tipping points' where Arctic climate change impacts could accelerate rapidly, and the expected knock on effects beyond the Arctic if this happened.

Co-authors: Simon Tysoe, Louise Moore, Stephen Murray.

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