New data on policing costs and arrests at Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site
Lancashire Police has said its operations at Cuadrilla’s fracking site near Blackpool will cost an extra £450,000 a month.
“High impact development and exploration projects” planned for 2017 – Europa
The company behind oil plans at Wressle in Lincolnshire and Leith Hill in Surrey is predicting exciting times ahead.
April 2017 drilling headlines
DrillOrDrop’s April 2017 digest of news about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas updated daily
March 2017 drilling headlines
DrillOrDrop’s monthly digest of news about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas
Protest update: 3-9 April 2017
In this update of protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Reclaim the Power’s Break the Chain protest at fracking supply companies Tanker protest at Preston New Road and more arrests
Extensions announced for Horse Hill PEDL licences in Surrey
The companies behind the Horse Hill oil well near Gatwick have been granted a five-year extension to their exploration and development licences, the operator has announced.
What’s happening this week? 3-9 April 2017
In this week’s listings: 20 meetings, protests, exhibitions and presentations. Please let us know (click here) if any of these details are incorrect or if other events should be included. Events listing for the rest of April and beyond here
Study identifies risks to drinking water from UKOG’s South Downs oil drilling plan
New questions have been raised about whether drilling for oil should be allowed in an area of the South Downs that feeds a source of drinking water.
Fourth delay to IGas shale gas site at Misson, Notts
Work at IGas’s shale gas site near Misson in north Nottinghamshire looks unlikely to start until at least June.
Fracking fortnight in Parliament: 20-31 March 2017
In this review of what politicians said in parliament: Graham Jones: local people know best – so why not on fracking? Baroness Jones: arrests at the Barton Moss anti-fracking protests Paul Wheelhouse updates the Scottish Parliament on unconventional oiland gas With thanks to TheyWorkForYou.com for the transcripts
