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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

Horse Hill protest trial: 8 campaigners found guilty and 1 acquitted

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 25, 2016 • ( 17 Comments )

Eight anti-fracking campaigners have been found guilty of a range of offences following protests outside the Horse Hill oil exploration site near Gatwick Airport. Another campaigner was cleared of obstruction.

What’s happening this week? 25-31 July 2016

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 25, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

DrillOrDrop’s weekly update of events about fracking, onshore oil and gas and the campaigns around them. Please let us know (click here) if any of these details are incorrect or if other events should be included. Event listings for the rest of July and later in the year here […]

UKOG plans for production at Horse Hill but residents say it’s the wrong site for an oil well

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 21, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

The residents association for people living round the so-called Gatwick Gusher oil well in Surrey has criticised the location on Horse Hill. But the company behind the development is planning for production at the site.

New drilling and testing plans for “Gatwick Gusher”

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 21, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

The companies behind the Horse Hill oil well in Surrey, nick-named the Gatwick Gusher, announced details today of its plans for two new wells and more testing at the site.

Local community to share Horse Hill oil revenues, UKOG’s boss promises

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 21, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

The head of one of the companies behind the Horse Hill oil well said today he was committed to giving local people a share of any production revenues.

Horse Hill protest policing was “negligent” and an “abject failure”, court told

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 19, 2016 • ( 22 Comments )

The barrister for a group of anti-fracking campaigners on trial for protests outside the Horse Hill oil site near Gatwick said there was “an abject failure” of policing.

“Dangerous and intimidating” driving prevented peaceful protest at Horse Hill oil site, court told

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 18, 2016 • ( 15 Comments )

Anti-fracking campaigners felt intimidated by the driving of some lorries delivering to the Horse Hill oil site near Gatwick Airport and were unable to protest peacefully, a court heard today.

Fracking Week in Parliament – week ending 15 July 2016

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 18, 2016 • ( 5 Comments )

In this Fracking Week in Politics: Tom Pursglove on British steel and the fracking industry Antoinette Sandbach on protecting protected areas from fracking Graham Evans on threats to Frodsham Marshes Energy and climate change questions, House of Commons Fracking and Brexit Welsh responsibility for oil and gas licensing

What’s happening this week? 18-24 July 2016

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 18, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

DrillOrDrop’s weekly update of events about fracking, onshore oil and gas and the campaigns around them. Please let us know (click here) if any of these details are incorrect or if other events should be included. Event listings for the rest of July and later in the year here […]

UKOG’s Stephen Sanderson misses court appearance in fracking protest trial

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 15, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

The executive chairman of the company behind the so-called Gatwick Gusher oil well failed to give evidence in court today at the trial of nine anti-fracking campaigners.

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