Fracking Week in Parliament: 30 January-3 February 2017
In this Fracking Week in Parliament Graham Jones on the cost of policing anti-fracking protests Mark Menzies on action over Lancashire’s recommendations on fracking health risks
January 2017 drilling headlines
DrillOrDrop’s monthly digest of news about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas
Legal agreement on first Notts shale site delayed again
A legal agreement required for final planning consent at Nottinghamshire’s first shale gas site has been delayed for another month.
Brockham could open up oil exploration in the Weald – Lenigas
The Australian investor, David Lenigas, says the Brockham well near Dorking in Surrey is key to unlocking potential oil production in the Weald Basin in southern England.
Residents demand stricter monitoring of Cuadrilla’s fracking site
Residents living near Cuadrilla’s fracking site in Lancashire have called for tougher action from the authorities.
Drilling Diary – February 2017
60+ events about UK fracking and onshore oil and gas, including Meet the Regulator drop-ins, debates, presentations, meetings, film screenings, consultation deadlines and protests.
Fracking in Derbyshire: a tale of two exhibitions
The two sides of the fracking debate made their case in a small village in north Derbyshire this afternoon.
Protest update: 30 January-5 February 2017
In this week’s post: Security guard and woman protester injured by contractor vehicle at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road plus an early morning lock-on protest March through the village of Marsh Lane of opponents of INEOS plans for shale gas exploration Closure of Brockham Protection Camp
Complaints to advertising watchdog over INEOS fracking supplement
A local newspaper supplement about shale gas in the East Midlands has attracted three formal complaints to the advertising watchdog.
Companies update: news from Egdon, Cuadrilla and IGas
Egdon adds to licence stake Egdon Resources has announced it has increased its stake in a potential shale gas area in the East Midlands.
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