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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

Updated: Angus Energy granted injunction over Balcombe and Brockham oil sites

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 15, 2018 • ( 25 Comments )

Updated 17 September 2018 with more information on the injunction. Balcombe Parish Council reports this morning that Angus Energy has been granted a High Court injunction against protests at the oil site in the village.

Weekend long read: How one community checked up on fracking

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 15, 2018 • ( 34 Comments )

When Third Energy announced plans to frack one of its wells at Kirby Misperton, people in the North Yorkshire village decided to monitor the effects for themselves. They began by collecting data to establish a baseline against which impacts could be compared. In this guest post, Mike Potter, […]

Lancs police use drones over Cuadrilla’s fracking site

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 14, 2018 • ( 51 Comments )

Lancashire Police said today it was using drones to film the area around Cuadrilla’s fracking site.

Date set for Ellesmere Port inquiry

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 13, 2018 • ( 8 Comments )

The public inquiry into IGas plans to test its gas well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire will be in January next year (2019).

Government warned it could lose vote over changes to shale gas planning rules

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 12, 2018 • ( 50 Comments )

The government was warned this morning to drop proposals to change the planning rules on shale gas.

Prime Minister quizzed over support for local decision-making

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 12, 2018 • ( 6 Comments )

Fracking Week in Parliament: DrillOrDrop review of what UK politicians say about the onshore oil and gas industry. The Prime Minister was questioned about statements on her website supporting local decision-making – at a time when the government proposes to take some shale gas schemes out of local […]

Rathlin Energy seeks three more years for E Yorks gas site – again

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 12, 2018 • ( 18 Comments )

The oil and gas company, Rathlin Energy, has applied to extend its planning permission for a well site north of Hull for the second time.

Updated: New start time for Balcombe flow test

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 12, 2018 • ( 10 Comments )

  Updated 13 September 2018 Angus Energy is now expected to begin a long-awaited flow test of the oil well at Balcombe in West Sussex in the last week of September. But this date depends on the company meeting conditions set by the Environment Agency.

Fracking opposition is core Labour policy, shadow chancellor tells Westminster rally

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 12, 2018 • ( 61 Comments )

The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, told anti-fracking campaigners at a rally in Westminster that the Labour Party stood in solidarity with them. And he predicted opposition to fracking would be a key issue at the next election.

Pictures: Eviction of protest camp at Horse Hill oil site

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 11, 2018 • ( 22 Comments )

Security guards and specialist rescue staff worked through the night to remove campaigners from a protest camp near the Horse Hill oil exploration site in Surrey.

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