Breaking: Not guilty verdicts in the Horse Hill anti-fracking protest trial
Nine anti-fracking campaigners have been found cleared of obstruction following protests outside the Horse Hill exploration site near Gatwick Airport.
Breaking: Northern Ireland to require full planning applications for oil and gas exploration
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Infrastructure, Chris Hazard, has announced he proposes to require oil and gas companies to make full planning applications for exploration.
What’s happening this week? 6-12 June 2016
DrillOrDrop’s weekly update of events about fracking, onshore oil and gas and the campaigns around them. Please let us know (click here) if any of these details are incorrect or if other events should be included. Event listings for the rest of June and later in the year here […]
Operators face losing drilling acreage in UK licences this month
Oil and gas companies operating more than 40 onshore oil and gas licences face losing at least part of their acreage at the end of this month.
IGas plan for Notts shale gas drilling at Tinker Lane open for comment
The public consultation on plans by IGas to explore for shale gas at a second site in north Nottinghamshire is now open. Tomorrow (Saturday 4 June 2016) there is an information day about the proposals for the site at Tinker Lane, organised by the local community liaison group.
Breaking: Scottish parliament votes for fracking ban
In the past few minutes, the Scottish Parliament has voted in favour of a ban on fracking.
Drilling Diary – June 2016
40+ key dates and events in June 2016, including exhibitions, film screenings, conferences, deadlines, planning decisions, presentations, demonstrations. And advanced notice of 30+ dates later in the year. Updated throughout the month. Please let us know here if you’d like us to add your events.
Fracking awareness campaign launched as Aurora prepares for seismic surveys
Councillors and anti-fracking groups are planning a series of meetings in Sefton and West Lancashire in response to plans by the oil and gas company, Aurora Energy Resources, to carry out 3D seismic surveying.
IGas plans two shale gas wells for 2017 plus fracking in the NW
IGas gave details today of its shale gas plans for the next year, along with conventional drilling in a national park.
Updated: Calls for assurance on policing anti-fracking protests in North Yorkshire
a The Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire is being urged to consult local people about protection for the rights to protest against fracking.
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