drilling

Fracking started at the Preston New Road site last October but operations were halted on numerous occasions due to minor tremors

Production in December last year was the highest monthly level seen in US history

The facility in Cornwall will be capable of supplying up to 3MW of electricity – enough to power around 3,000 homes

Oil & Gas UK says despite improvements, more investment is needed to ensure the long-term future of the North Sea

This figure totals almost as many wells as it has drilled since the company was established in 1972

It is seeking consent from the government to frack at Preston New Road later this year

The government intends to set up a non-profit foundation to manage real estate activities affected by the tremor

GlobalData says this is partly enabled by companies drilling much longer sideways wells

They were protesting the energy giant’s plans to drill in the mouth of the Amazon and French Guiana

It aims to be excluded from the Trump administration’s plan to expand offshore drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans