Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
Protest outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, near Blackpool. Photo: Frack Free Greater Manchester 40+ events in January 2018 events about fracking and onshore oil and gas in the UK including: Events to mark anniversary of the start of work at Preston New Road; Council meetings in Sussex, […]
The company behind oil drilling plans near Leith Hill in Surrey has sought an extension to its injunction against protesters.
DrillOrDrop’s round-up of the likely action on fracking and onshore oil and gas activity in 2018.
UK Oil and Gas has announced that a section of the reservoir at its Broadford Bridge oil well in West Sussex is “unproductive” because of low permeability.
Volunteers with gardening tools gathered outside the Broadford Bridge oil exploration site in West Sussex yesterday (Saturday 23 December) to mark what they said should have been the end of flow-testing.
Fracking Week in Parliament A senior member of the government has flagged up plans to take major shale gas decisions out of local council control.
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2017 saw drilling get underway at the site of the UK’s first horizontal shale gas wells. But, despite expectations, there was no high volume hydraulic fracturing – at least at the time of writing.
New research aims to test how good oil and gas companies have been in consulting with local people in south east England.
Two campaigners have vowed to continue their fight against the injunction granted to INEOS Upstream over anti-fracking protests.
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