BenIreland commented First company to officially explore 'fracking' in Nottinghamshire

The first company to seriously look into drilling for shale gas in Nottinghamshire has made a scoping request to the county council.Igas Energy Ltd wants to extract shale gas from below the north Bassetlaw village of Misson.The firm has already made site investigations, including a seismic land survey and hopes to apply for an environmental impact assessment - which would be needed if a formal planning application was made.Nottinghamshire County Council has five weeks to...