RE: Adrian5 Mar 2022 17:33
Are you confused - too much sauce already?
Where have I said, inferred or suggested I'm in favour of imporrting Russian gas - though most of UK imported gas is from Norway - Russian gas is a few percent - probably 6% - in fact UK exports gas during the summer as the UK has little storage capacity - the government removing subsidies to keep Rough going so it closed in 2017.
So when do you think (if you think 2030 is wrong) if fracking was permitted tomorrow there would be significant enough volumes of gas produced (assuming it worked). It isn't supporting Russian gas (surely you mean Norwegian) to point out the bl**ding obvious that it takes years to drill the number of wells that might be needed and get them into production, and with fracking keeping them in production. Not being cheap to frack the price may need to be high anyway so may not be a solution to price (depending on flow rates) rather than dependancy on imported gas.
But it was your (once upon a time) beloved Boris who made a political decision to not upset voters rather than making a strategic decision - that's where your anger should be directed. If the fracking trial had been allowed to continue we would at least have an answer from one site and know rather than hope.
The view that there has been Russian backing for anti-fracking comes from one person's opinion in 2014 - maybe it's right, no one really knows, but the Conservatives have definitely accepted money from Russian oligarchs. If from what you're saying accepting Russian cash is an arrestable offence the list of MPs is a matter of public record.
As far as Brockham is concerned not exactly sure that fracking, when the problem was water ingress to the extent they didn't even test the well, would be the logical answer - maybe a bit of 'puff' to help the SP in case Saltfleetby screws up - mind you the company will be bankrupt in days if it can't deliver the hedged gas. Odd that the only offer, which was Sound confetti, didn't seem to match the rampers valuations.
BTW: If you make up stuff about my posting I'll respond - it isn't being 'ruffled'.