Plans and permits update
Catch up with recent UK onshore oil and gas applications and decisions with DrillOrDrop’s update.
Breaking: Rosebank oilfield decision ruled unlawful
A court in Edinburgh has ruled that the former UK government’s go-ahead for the Rosebank oilfield off Shetland was unlawful.
Views sought on Star Energy’s National Park cable plan
Star Energy is seeking to export electricity generated at a site in the South Downs National Park.
Villagers and oil company argue over threat to water supplies – Appeal Court
Contamination from a West Sussex oil site could potentially end up in a drinking water reservoir, villagers told the Court of Appeal today.
Updated: Cuadrilla gets more time for frack site decommissioning
The fracking company, Cuadrilla, has been given just over four weeks to start plugging the shale gas wells at its mothballed Preston New Road site in Lancashire.
Balcombe villagers challenge oil site at Appeal Court
Residents from the West Sussex village of Balcombe are at the Court of Appeal in the morning (Tuesday 28 January 2025) in their latest challenge against oil development.
“Uncertainty” over Cuadrilla’s finances
There is “material uncertainty” over the finances of companies in the Cuadrilla oil and gas group, annual accounts have revealed.
Residents “object strongly” to Rathlin’s small-scale frack plans
People living near an oil and gas site in East Yorkshire have complained to officials about plans for small-scale fracking.
Council worked for oil company on Biscathorpe production bid
A council which declared a climate state of emergency was paid by an oil company in its latest bid for long-term production.
Villagers visit fracking site that is now producing clean energy
Campaigners have visited a fracking site in North Yorkshire which is now piloting renewable energy.
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