Angry residents call for immediate halt to UKOG oil drilling plans at Broadford Bridge
Opponents of oil exploration at a site in West Sussex have called for an immediate stop to work after the drill rig was installed yesterday.
First arrest at Broadford Bridge oil site as protests oppose rig installation
Sussex Police said this evening a 61-year-old man from Lindfield had been arrested outside the oil exploration site at Broadford Bridge near Billingshurst. A spokesperson said he was suspected of obstructing the highway.
UKIP to invest in shale gas exploration – but not in National Parks
UKIP says shale gas is too great an opportunity to ignore but it has promised not to drill for it in national parks.
INEOS seeks environmental permit for Derbyshire shale site
INEOS Shale has submitted an application for a mining waste permit for its proposed gas exploration site in the village of Marsh Lane in north east Derbyshire.
Rig installed at UKOG’s Broadford Bridge oil exploration site – drilling expected soon
In the past few minutes, UK Oil and Gas has confirmed it has installed a drill rig at its oil exploration site at Broadford Bridge in West Sussex.
Final go-ahead for first Notts shale exploration sites
The first two shale gas exploration sites in Nottinghamshire got final approval this morning.
“Government misled public and parliament over shale gas carbon emissions” – new research
The government misled parliament and the public over the climate change impacts of shale gas, according to new research. It suggests that ministers may even have breached their code of conduct by giving MPs inaccurate information.
