Look we tried, we really tried, to find a balanced selection of energy news from around the world.
NON FRACKING NEWS
Russian state eyes UK nuclear
Russian state nuclear company Rosatom is considering selling reactors in Britain and will soon decide whether to apply for a UK reactor licence - according to Reuters. It's less clear who they will sell them to.
Danish pension funds back UK straw power
The FT reports that one of Denmark’s leading institutional investors is to back the construction of a straw-fuelled power station in Lincolnshire in a project that will provide enough energy to supply 70,000 British households
FRACKING NEWS
Cuadrilla won't produce in Balcombe
A Cuadrilla source has told the BBC that it probably won't actually produce any oil or gas in Balcombe. Apparently it's a good place to go hunting for oil, but a lousy place to actually produce it, however they refused to rule out returning to the site to frack at some stage.
The timing of this announcement has nothing at all to do with the large environmental protest planned for the weekend. The Times reports that Balcombe Parish Council has asked the protesters to stay away if they are planning on breaking the law.
Fracking splits public opinion
40% of people would oppose fracking in their area, and 40% would support it - according to a survey by the Guardian. The poll also found a near majority, 44% would support fracking in principle with 30% saying no.
Northern Ireland goes against fracking
The Northern Irish government has ruled out fracking saying it would be 'reckless and irresponsible'.
Energy firm invests in water for shale gas
The Wall Street Journal reports that Antero Resources Inc., an energy company backed by New York private-equity firms, plans to spend more than half a billion dollars on a pipeline. But the 80 miles of pipe won't transport oil or gas: They will carry water from the Ohio River to fracking sites in West Virginia and Ohio.
Shale faces staff and equipment shortages
Oil and gas people, a online recruitment company for the, um, oil and gas industry tells Utility Week the government's shale gas strategy may be unsustainable because there are not enough staff and not enough equipment.
God objects to fracking
The Telegraph reports that the Diocese of Blackburn has published a leaflet saying fracking presents “a choice between economic gain and a healthy environment.” We're sure other interpretations of god's will take a different view. It's tricky that way.
