DrillOrDrop’s winter diary of events in 2020/21 about the UK onshore oil and gas industry and campaigns about it.

Many of the events in this diary have still to be confirmed. We’ll update when we have new information but please check with the organisers. More events will be added when we get details.

Please let us know if you would like us to include details of events or if information is wrong  contact@DrillOrDrop.com

Friday 1 January 2021

OGA monthly data on UK onshore oil production. Link

Sunday 3 January 2021

Faith at the Gate. Multi-faith event at the gates of Horse Hill well site, Horse Hill, near Horley. 5pm-5.30pm. Details

Tuesday 5 January 2021

Meeting of West Sussex planning committee meeting. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on Angus Energy’s application for a one-year well test at Balcombe. 10.30am. Virtual meeting. Link to meeting webpage CANCELLED

Wednesday 6 January 2021

Release of Egdon Resources preliminary results for year to 31 July 2020. Link

Friday 8 January 2021

Start of second public consultation on UKOG planning application to drill for oil at Arreton

Thursday 14 January 2021

Climate Change Committee – Path to Net Zero webinar. The UK’s international contribution – the Sixth Carbon Budget and Net Zero. 10am-11pm. Details and link to register

Wednesday 20 January 2021

Climate Change Committee – Path to Net Zero webinar. The economics of Net Zero. 10am-11pm. Details and link to register

Friday 22 January 2021

Egdon Resources general meeting to approve £1.05 million convertible loan notes with Petrichor Holdings BV.

Tuesday 26 January 2021

Meeting of Isle of Wight planning committee meeting. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on UK Oil & Gas’s application for drilling at Arreton. 4pm. Virtual meeting. DECISION ON APPLICATION POSTPONED Link to meeting webpage

Wednesday 27 January 2021

Climate Change Committee – Path to Net Zero webinar. Financing Net Zero 10am-11pm. Details and link to register

Thursday 28 January 2021

Extended determination date for South Western Energy application to explore for oil at Puddledown in Dorset.

Meeting of East Riding of Yorkshire Council overview management committee to discuss declaring a climate emergency. 10am. Remote meeting. Link to committee page and agenda and link to video

Closed virtual AGM for Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc. 11am. No voting. Shareholders are invited to participate in poll. Details

Sunday 31 January 2021

Closing date for comments on IGas application to extend the life of its shale gas site at Misson in north Nottinghamshire. Details

Monday 1 February 2021

Meeting of Dorset Council’s strategic planning committee. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on South Western Energy’s application to drill near Puddletown. 10am. MEETING CANCELLED

Tuesday 2 February 2021

Meeting of West Sussex planning committee meeting. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on Angus Energy’s application for a one-year well test at Balcombe. 10.30am. Virtual meeting. MEETING NOT CONSIDERING ANGUS ENERGY’S BALCOMBE WELL TEST

Wednesday 3 February 2021

Climate Change Committee – Path to Net Zero webinar. Politics to meet Net Zero. 10am-11pm. Details and link to register

Sunday 7 February 2021

Faith at the Gate. Multi-faith event at the gates of Horse Hill well site, Horse Hill, near Horley. 5pm-5.30pm. Details

Wednesday 10 February 2021

Climate Change Committee – Path to Net Zero webinar. The role of individual action. 10am-11pm. Details and link to register

Friday 12 February 2021

Deadline for comments on revised Arreton planning application. Details and DrillOrDrop report

Wednesday 17 February 2021

Climate Change Committee – Path to Net Zero webinar. The role of business. 10am-11pm. Details and link to register

Wednesday 24 February 2021

Climate Change Committee – Path to Net Zero webinar. The role of local action. 10am-11pm. Details and link to register

Full meeting of East Riding of Yorkshire Council including decision on declaration of climate emergency. 2pm. Remote meeting. Link to agenda (available week before meeting) and video access

All Party Parliamentary Group on Energy Costs. Open virtual meeting on proposals for an independent system operator to help lead the path to net zero at the lowest cost to consumers. Speakers are: Cathryn Scott, Director of Enforcement and Emerging Issues, Ofgem; Nick Winsler, Chair, Energy Systems Catapult; Josh Buckland, Director, Flint Global. 4pm-5pm.

Tackling ‘shale fail’: Reflections on public perceptions – presentation by Professor Patrick Devine-Wright. Hosted by the Royal Geographical Society. 7pm-8.30pm, online, free. Details and booking

Tuesday 2 March 2021

West Sussex County Council planning committee. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on Angus Energy’s application for a one-year well test at Balcombe. 10.30am. Virtual meeting. Link to agenda.

Wednesday 3 March 2021

Climate Change Committee – Path to Net Zero webinar. The need for joint action on adaptation. 10am-11pm. Details and link to register

Sunday 7 March 2021

Faith at the Gate. Multi-faith event at the gates of Horse Hill well site, Horse Hill, near Horley. 5pm-5.30pm. Details

Wednesday 10 March 2021

General meeting of Union Jack Oil. Meeting to agree new articles of association and proposed consolidation of share capital. 10am, offices of Berkeley Hall Marshall Limited, 6 Charlotte Street, Bath BA1 2NE. Details

Monday 15 March 2021

Second reading of Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (day 1). Expected to start in the House of Commons at 5.30pm. Link to speakers.

Tuesday 16 March 2021

Isle of Wight Council planning committee. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on UKOG’s application to drill for oil at Arreton. 4pm. Virtual meeting. Link to agenda. ARRETON APPLICATION NOT ON THE AGENDA

Protest law – then and now. Webinar by Garden Court chambers. Speakers include Tom Wainwright, Owen Greenhall, Anna Morris, Lochlinn Parker and Kevin Blowe. 5pm-6.30pm,. To book online

Second reading of Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (day 2). Vote expected before 7pm. Link to amendments.

Tuesday 23 March 2021

Meeting of Nottinghamshire County Council’s planning committee. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on IGas’s application for an extension of permission for its shale gas site at Misson. Link to meeting agenda MEETING CANCELLED

Thursday 25 March 2021

Nottinghamshire County Council meeting to consider the inspector’s report on the Nottinghamshire Minerals local plan. Virtual meeting, 10.30am, broadcast live on You Tube, morning session: https://youtu.be/buY5th0CuNs and afternoon session https://youtu.be/wKeDL-B4NhA

Monday 29 March 2021

Meeting of Dorset Council’s strategic planning committee. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on South Western Energy’s application to drill near Puddletown. 10am. Link to meeting agenda MEETING CANCELLED

Tuesday 20 April 2021

Meeting of Nottinghamshire County Council’s planning committee. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on IGas’s application for an extension of permission for its shale gas site at Misson. Link to meeting details

Tuesday 27 April 2021

Isle of Wight Council planning committee. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on UKOG’s application to drill for oil at Arreton. 4pm. Virtual meeting. Link to agenda

Tuesday 22 June 2021

Meeting of Nottinghamshire County Council’s planning committee. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on IGas’s application for an extension of permission for its shale gas site at Misson. Link to agenda

Tuesday 27 July 2021

Start of public inquiry into refusal of planning permission for UKOG’s application to drill for oil and gas at Dunsfold/Loxley in Surrey. Venue arrangements yet to be announced.