'Fracking' for gas in Llandow, Vale of Glamorgan

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5 mile ...with the entry point coming off the A48 is probably going to be the route of choice

the road east to Dyffryn then onto Wenvoe (Culverhouse cross) has lots of well heeled property owners with big kick off houses


...west then north from the site would seem to be the cheapest option for road widening

some really pretty houses and churches in the area



I just wonder how many unmapped orphan bore holes there are in the area



I have'nt heard a peep locally ....about protest ...maybe its not so well known as yet
This site wasn't the one that the locals were all up in arms over ...its was nearer LLantrithydd

Its also above the watershed of the River Waycock .....and Dyffryn springs ....

genius

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The Welsh Government’s bid to finally put “an end to fracking in Wales” could leave them open to legal action, a North Wales AM has warned.
Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant is considering extending a moratorium on fracking to include Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) amidst fears it could take place on the Dee Estuary.
The direction means all councils have to refer planning applications for unconventional extraction to Welsh Ministers if they want to approve them – yesterday’s commitment could expand it further.
During a debate in the Senedd fears were raised the Welsh Government could risk opening itself up to legal action from companies stopped in their tracks by the moratorium.
Fears bid to end fracking in Wales could leave Welsh Government open to legal action
........Members of Frack Free Wales, who organised the petition, said it was “illogical” for boreholes to be allowed if companies couldn’t get a licence.
But Mr Sargeant, who is AM for Alyn and Deeside said this would be “inappropriate” as test drilling was used as a routine part of engineering works and for water exploration.
He said: “Members can be reassured within the powers that are embedded within Wales within this Government we will continue to observe the stringent policies of planning around fracking and the techniques.

I had a feeling this was going to happen ...theres to much money and politcal investment pushing this ....bet the SNP folds on the central valley too
Probably rename fracking and maybe call it something else .(green bubbly energy fizzing ) ..then say its all legal again ...or hell say hes just drilling for fresh clean water and isnt it such a shame theres some pesky gas in it

I thought I was being mildly sarcastic ...it appears not

 

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12 months to get several miles of road upgrade ...the pad foundations in...... and drilling already started by Oct 2016 ....Gerwyns cutting it tight ..He would need to start right now ? ..It took 2 years ...including newt fences just to straighten out the kink west of Aberthaw ...on the road to LLantwit.....

Cant see how he's going to do it in the remaining timeframe ....?

 

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Well ..seems like locals in Falkirk have had the same surprise as us in the Vale


Angry protestors lined the Forth Road Bridge last weekend after learning the recently extended fracking ban did not cover test drilling.

Last week, Scottish ministers slapped a ban on underground coal gasification (UCG) to run alongside the existing moratorium on onshore unconventional oil and gas, which includes hydraulic fracturing – or fracking.

However, it was announced shortly afterwards firms like Ineos and Cluff Natural Resources would still be allowed to undertake test drilling.

Test drilling to go ahead in Falkirk area despite fracking ban - Falkirk Herald

Also seems as though the SNP are wavering on the supposed Fracking moratorium in Scotland ..

Why would these companies test drill and g to!all that expense ...unless they were fairly confident of a political fudge coming

Welsh MPs have used the words banned and moratorium as interchangeable ...but they are not ....

 

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Double U turn

Ministers bow to pressure and agree they won't allow fracking in Sites of Special Scientific Interest, despite previously insisting a ban would be "impractical"

nov 4 2015

However the the ban is only for surface activity .......they can still run a pipe under the SSSI

the legal machinations are all over the shop .....

I fully expect the welsh assembly to go the way of the SNP ...So do the oil companies , it seems , which is why the test drilling is going ahead ......our taffia is well cheap ...probably cover the whole lot for the price of one US senator .....BOGOF deals abound ......


the SNP have voted AGAINST a BAN on fracking ......elections over init

 

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well well

With the oil price plunging across the world and significant political opposition in Wales, it is thought the prospect of exploiting the shale gas and oil beneath South Wales is vanishing.

It was revealed last week that Eden Energy, which owned 50% of the rights to exploit the shale beds in South Wales, has sold its share for a £1, plus a royalty if petroleum is ever produced.

The sale was announced to the stock market in Australia where the Perth-based firm is listed.

Aberystwyth University economist Professor Peter Midmore said: “I think the low prices are a temporary phenomenon, a bid by the Saudis who can pump oil out at very low prices to kill of the oil shale and tar sands industries in North America.”

Eden Energy sells UK gas assets
Why the oil price crash may have killed off fracking in Wales for decades

Only 2 years ago eden was trying to flog them for £10.06m plus royalties in future extraction

but ...up in Neath

A NEATH Port Talbot councillor has called on the Welsh Government to implement a total ban on fracking in the country.

Councillor John Warman has expressed his shock at the recent decision by Natural Resources Wales to issue an environmental permit to allow drilling for an exploratory borehole in Pontrhydfen, which saw him alongside councillors and residents stage a protest last weekend.

Residents of the area and concerned councillors have been fighting to ensure fracking is not undertaken in Pontrhydfen since it was announced it was being considered as a fracking site.

Speaking on the decision, Mr Warman said: "The decision by Natural Resources Wales to issue a permit had shocked the community . This decision does not safeguard the environment from pollution, noise, and water contamination.

 

[teqniq]

Publish the report about the impact of fracking on UK climate targets

 

[Tankus]

Planning permission for Wenvoe/ Dyffryn Fracking test site runs out next week

Gerwyns not going to get a reapplication through now ...people are too aware.......

Result......

Happy days...!