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DRILL OR DROP?

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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

Cuadrilla won’t publish daily reports about fracking site – but regulator releases details of methane emissions

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 14, 2018 • ( 36 Comments )

The fracking company, Cuadrilla, has said it won’t publish the daily report of operations at its shale gas site near Blackpool, despite a recommendation by the industry trade organisation.

Lancashire fracking earth tremor was like “dropping a bag of flour on the floor” – government report

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 13, 2018 • ( 73 Comments )

A report commissioned by the government has compared recent fracking-induced earth tremors in Lancashire to doors slamming and falling frying pans.

22 arrests after climate change blockade of energy department

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 12, 2018 • ( 12 Comments )

22 people were arrested following a seven-hour protest about the climate change outside a government department in central London.

Police impose limits on protests at Notts shale gas site

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 12, 2018 • ( 40 Comments )

Nottinghamshire Police has introduced restrictions on where and when people can protest outside the IGas shale gas site at Tinker Lane, near Blyth.

Final chance to comment on Lancashire fracking strategy

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 12, 2018 • ( 17 Comments )

People have just over a fortnight to comment on new policies that will be used to decide on shale gas and fracking schemes in Lancashire for the next 16 years.

Shale gas commissioner to meet Lancashire residents

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 12, 2018 • ( 26 Comments )

The government’s new shale gas commissioner, Natascha Engel, is to meet representatives of residents living near Cuadrilla’s existing and proposed fracking sites in Lancashire.

Guest post: Save the Fylde – keep the earthquake safety limit at 0.5

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 12, 2018 • ( 110 Comments )

Chartered Electrical Engineer, Michael Hill, stood as an independent candidate in the 2015 general election on a “Save the Fylde” ticket, highlighting his concerns about the fracking industry. In this guest post, he argues that his message seems more relevant now than ever as he makes the case […]

Weekend Long Read: Campaigners call for tougher rules on acid use at Weald oil sites

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 10, 2018 • ( 25 Comments )

Campaigners in southern England have criticised what they say is a “gaping hole” in the regulations covering the use of acid on oil sites.

HSE action over escape of water from IGas injection well

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 9, 2018 • ( 40 Comments )

The Health and Safety Executive has issued two improvement notices to IGas after an unintended escape of water at an injection well in Hampshire.

Picture post: Tinker Lane protest, arrests and rig delivery

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 8, 2018 • ( 18 Comments )

Two people locked themselves together this morning outside the entrance of the IGas exploration site at Tinker Lane in north Nottinghamshire. They were protesting about the imminent drilling for shale gas at the site near Blythe. Two men aged 31 and 45 were arrested on suspicion of obstruction, […]

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