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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

Trial collapses against nine anti-fracking protesters in 60-hour lock-on

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 26, 2019 • ( 11 Comments )

A court in Blackpool ruled today there was no case to answer against nine anti-fracking activists who took part in the longest lock-on protest outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site.

Scottish government accused of “dilly-dallying” as it delays decision on fracking ban

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 26, 2019 • ( 14 Comments )

The Scottish government has delayed its decision on whether to ban fracking.

Rig contracts for West Newton and Brockham

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 25, 2019 • ( 27 Comments )

Drilling a second well at Rathlin Energy’s exploration site in East Yorkshire is due to start next month, an investor in the project announced this morning.

Thousand objections to Horse Hill oil drilling and production plans delay decision

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 25, 2019 • ( 9 Comments )

There have been at least a thousand objections to plans by UK Oil & Gas for 20 years of oil production at its site at Horse Hill, Surrey County Council has confirmed.

Second eviction outside East Yorkshire well site

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 22, 2019 • ( 76 Comments )

A camp established to monitor operations at an oil and gas exploration site in East Yorkshire has been evicted for a second time.

Breaking: Cuadrilla announces it will not appeal against Roseacre Wood shale gas refusal

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 22, 2019 • ( 36 Comments )

The fracking company, Cuadrilla, has announced it will not appeal against the refusal of planning permission for a second shale gas site in Lancashire.

‘Gold standard’ regulation of UK onshore oil and gas is a joke, says MEP

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 22, 2019 • ( 24 Comments )

UK oil and gas companies are regularly breaching regulation of their operations with little consequence, new research published today concludes.

New questions as oil company rules out acid injection in Weald wells

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 21, 2019 • ( 19 Comments )

An oil exploration company has said it will not inject dilute acid to stimulate flow at any of its wells in the Weald basin in southern England.

MPs to investigate fracking earthquakes

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 20, 2019 • ( 46 Comments )

A parliamentary group is seeking expert evidence on earthquakes caused by fracking.

“Unpleasant and biased” campaign against engineer cleared twice of misconduct over fracking debates

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 20, 2019 • ( 9 Comments )

An engineer who has called for stricter regulation of fracking was subjected to a public campaign to discredit him, a disciplinary investigation by his professional body has noted.

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