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DRILL OR DROP?

10+ years of independent journalism on UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and the reactions to it

Happy Christmas 2025 from DrillOrDrop

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 24, 2025

Call for delay to Burniston gas decision over planning policy shift

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 22, 2025

Government to rule on Waddock Cross environmental study

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 18, 2025

Horse Hill – key details delayed

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 17, 2025

Breaking: Oil companies drop Biscathorpe appeal

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 15, 2025

UKOG reveals reasons for Weald licence surrender

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 12, 2025

IGas reveals impact of Covid-19

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 22, 2020 • ( 7 Comments )

IGas blamed the Covid-19 outbreak and a low oil price for falls in production and revenue, along with a rise in debt, in the first half of the year.

Drill rig delivered to West Newton-B

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 22, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

The main drilling rig was delivered today to Rathlin Energy’s West Newton-B exploration site in East Yorkshire.

UK’s second biggest onshore gas field predicted in Surrey

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 21, 2020 • ( 5 Comments )

The small village of Dunsfold in Surrey could be on the UK’s second biggest onshore gas field, an exploration company said this morning.

Internal Market Bill risks override on fracking – MPs

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 17, 2020 • ( 5 Comments )

The government’s controversial Brexit legislation could override the wishes of people in Scotland and Northern Ireland on fracking, MPs have warned.

Union Jack raises £7m

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 17, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Union Jack Oil has raised £7m for work at oil sites in the East Midlands and future acquisitions.

MP to call for fracking ban in Rother Valley

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 17, 2020 • ( 18 Comments )

The MP for an area with two potential shale gas sites is expected to call in parliament for a permanent ban on fracking in his constituency.

Surrey grandmother’s 100 mile walk to challenge oil drilling

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 17, 2020 • ( 10 Comments )

A 71-year-old grandmother is walking more than hundred miles in a week to raise money for a legal challenge to oil drilling in Surrey.

IGas acquires geothermal firm

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 16, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Redundant oil and gas wells could be used for geothermal energy, the would-be fracking company, IGas, said in an announcement this morning.

Campaigners condemn UK gas company for legal action against Slovenia over fracking delays

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 15, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

  A British gas company is using a controversial treaty to sue Slovenia for insisting on protection for groundwater from fracking.

From the Weald to Turkey – UKOG’s name trail

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 15, 2020 • ( 5 Comments )

The new company that will lead UKOG’s plans to explore for oil in Turkey inherits its name in a complex journey, thousands of miles away in southern England.

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