Reform mayor courted US oil and gas executive about fracking in UK
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Lincolnshire's Reform party mayor, Dame Andrea Jenkyns, has been actively courting Heyco Energy, a US oil and gas company, to explore fracking opportunities in the county. Jenkyns contacted Egdon Resources, Heyco's British subsidiary, after a significant gas discovery in Lincolnshire's Gainsborough Trough in June 2023, offering assistance with the project. Despite a 2019 ban on fracking in England due to earthquake concerns, Jenkyns, a known critic of net zero policies, has met with fracking companies multiple times. Documents reveal Heyco downplayed concerns about fracking's environmental impact in a presentation to Jenkyns. The company's CEO offered to arrange a visit to a US shale operation and a meeting with Heyco owner George Yates, a Trump donor, to further discuss the project.
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