DrillOrDrop’s diary of events in autumn 2021 affecting the UK onshore oil and gas industry and campaigns about it.
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Wednesday 1 September 2021
UK onshore production data released for May 2021.
Monday 6 September 2021
Lincolnshire County Council planning committee meeting. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on Egdon Resources application for sidetrack drilling and production at Biscathorpe. NOT SCHEDULED FOR THIS MEETING
Thursday 9 September 2021
East Riding of Yorkshire Council planning committee meeting. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on Rathlin Energy’s application for expansion and production at the West Newton-A well site. 2pm, County Hall, Beverley. Link to details CANCELLED
Tuesday 21 September 2021
Isle of Wight planning committee. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on UKOG’s application to drill for oil at Arreton. 4pm, Council Chamber, County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight. Link to meeting agenda NOT LISTED ON MEETING AGENDA
Saturday 25 September 2021
Countdown to Cop 26 webinar on rewilding. 11am-12.30pm. Register here for zoom link
Monday 27 September 2021
East Riding of Yorkshire Council pre-planning committee meeting. Meeting to hear presentations on Rathlin Energy’s application for expansion and production at the West Newton-A well site. 10am, County Hall, Beverley. To be livestreamed on its YouTube channel (link).
Thursday 30 September 2021
East Riding of Yorkshire Council planning committee meeting. Decision on Rathlin Energy’s application for expansion and production at the West Newton-A well site. 10am, County Hall, Beverley. Link to details. To be livestreamed on its YouTube channel (link).
Friday 1 October 2021
UK onshore production data released for June 2021.
Monday 4 October 2021
Lincolnshire County Council planning committee meeting. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on Egdon Resources application for sidetrack drilling and production at Biscathorpe. Link to agenda CANCELLED
Tuesday 5 October 2021
Zoom meeting of Chesterfield Climate Alliance. 7pm. Register here
Saturday 9 October 2021
Tuesday 12 October 2021
We won! A celebration for all who took party. Event to mark the refusal of planning permission for Rathlin Energy at West Newton-A site, East Yorkshire. 3pm, The King’s Head, Beverley. Details
Police surveillance tactics and protests. 5pm-6.30pm free webinar by the Protest Team at Garden Court Chambers. Speakers include Harmit Kambo, campaigns director at Privacy International; Fatima Jichi, a founding member and director of Black Legal Support Group and a barrister at Garden Court Chambers; Huda Ammori and Richard Barnard, co-founders of Palestine Action. The event is chaired by Susan Wright, a barrister at Garden Court Chambers. To book
Tuesday 19 October 2021
Isle of Wight planning committee. Decision expected on UKOG’s application to drill for oil at Arreton. 4pm, Council Chamber, County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight. Link to meeting agenda
Thursday 21 October 2021
Backbench business in House of Commons. General debate on Cop26 and limiting global temperature to 1.5 degrees. Details
Westminster Hall debate. UK’s climate progress – the Climate Change Committee’s 2021 progress report. 1.30pm. Details
Tuesday 26 October 2021
Not here, not anywhere. International solidarity against fracking. 7pm Zoom conference with speakers from anti-fracking campaigns around the world: David Kesteven, chair of Eckington Against Fracking; Ina Maria Shikongo, of Fridays for the Future Windhoek; Sleydo’, of the Gidimt’en check-point on Wet’suwet’en territory in Canada; and Esteban G Servat, scientist form Argentina. The chair is Anna Thoday, an anti-fracking campaigner in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Details and to register
Monday 1 November2021
Opening day of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. Runs until Friday 12 November 2021.
Lincolnshire County Council planning committee meeting. We’re watching this meeting for a decision on Egdon Resources application for sidetrack drilling and production at Biscathorpe. Link to meeting agenda
Saturday 6 November 2021
Global day of action for climate justice. Details.
Horse Hill event in Surrey
Thursday 11 November 2021
Virtual AGM for AJ Lucas Group Limited. 9am Sydney time. Details
Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 November 2021
Appeal Court hearing. Two-day hearing in the case brought by Sarah Finch against Surrey County Council over indirect carbon emissions from the Horse Hill production site near Gatwick.
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Paid to Pollute rally. Rally and delivery of Paid to Pollute’s petition against UK government spending on the oil and gas industry. 10am, central London. Details and background
Wednesday 8 December 2021
Paid to pollute claimants versus UK government. Case at the High Court in London over public money spent on the oil & gas industry. Details and background
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