2017 in pictures – November
Two days left in our review of 2017 in pictures. November has images from Preston New Road in Lancashire, Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire and Horse Hill in Surrey.
Residents criticise oil regulator over management of South Downs drilling licence
Villagers opposed to drilling for oil in a remote part of the South Downs have accused regulators of a lack of robustness in handling the licence near their homes.
Rathlin prepares for new East Yorkshire well site
Rathlin Energy is expected to begin work within weeks at its new oil and gas exploration site in East Yorkshire.
Protest update: 1-7 January 2018
In this update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Lorry surfing protest at Kirby Misperton; Protests outside IGas sites at Tinker Lane and Springs Road, Misson. “Die-in” protest outside Barclays Bank in Huddersfield
2017 in pictures – October
October 2017 saw a tea lady kettled and an 85-year-old dragged across a road during anti-fracking protests. Cuadrilla held its first live web tour of Preston New Road and UKOG was pictured with three bottles of oil from its Broadford Bridge site. A rig was delivered and briefly […]
Drilling headlines – January 2018
DrillOrDrop’s January 2018 digest of news about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas updated daily.
2017 in pictures – September
DrillOrDrop’s year in pictures reaches September 2017, with images from Lancashire, North Yorkshire, West Sussex, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Surrey.
Who drilled where in 2017? Data shows another low for UK onshore oil and gas
The number of onshore oil and gas wells drilled in the UK in 2017 was another 50-year low for the industry.
2017 in pictures – August
Day 8 of our review of 2017 in pictures and we’ve reached August.
Drilling diary – January 2018
Protest outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, near Blackpool. Photo: Frack Free Greater Manchester 40+ events in January 2018 events about fracking and onshore oil and gas in the UK including: Events to mark anniversary of the start of work at Preston New Road; Council meetings in Sussex, […]
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