Fracking: IGas pulls out of Chester

‘In the past few minutes, IGas has confirmed it will not be drilling for coal bed methane at Upton near Chester, where a protest camp was evicted last month.The company said the site at Dutton’s Lane and another at Salters Lane, Mickle Trafford, did not meet its criteria for commerical coal bed methane development.

The eviction operation at Duttons Lane involved about 175 officers from four police forces supporting High Court Enforcement Officers. Cheshire Police said it cost an estimated £200,000. Nine people were arrested.

This afternoon, a statement from IGas said the company would not be drilling at either Duttons Lane nor its site at Salters Lane.

An IGas spokesperson told DrillOrDrop the company would not be commenting on the eviction or the possession order sought in the High Court last year.’

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