December 2020 headlines
You can keep up with December’s news here with our digest of headlines about UK fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas, updated daily.
Officials urged to rethink backing for Broadford Bridge planning extension
Campaigners have urged planners to drop their support for more time at an oil exploration site in West Sussex.
Oil company seeks to block campaigners from injunction challenge
Lawyers for UK Oil & Gas said five women campaigners should be barred from trying to quash an injunction against protests at its sites in Surrey and Sussex.
Public views invited on changes at Horse Hill oil site in Surrey
A new consultation has opened on expansion plans at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey.
Fracking companies should fund surveys of homes near shale gas sites – call for law change
The government is being urged to change the law to protect people whose property is damaged by fracking.
New operations approved for West Newton oil and gas site
Cold venting and acid squeeze have been approved at Rathlin Energy’s oil and gas site at West Newton in East Yorkshire.
Cuadrilla seeks another rule change for fracking site
A consultation opened today into a new change to the environmental permit at Cuadrilla’s fracking site – just five days after the Environment Agency approved the previous variations.
Surface water from Cuadrilla fracking site to go into nearby brook
Cuadrilla has got the go-ahead to pipe rain water falling on its fracking site near Blackpool into a local brook.
Government survey: Fracking opposition rises to new high while support falls to record low
Results from the latest government survey on fracking shows that public opposition has risen to its highest level so far and support dropped to a record low.
Guest post: Why I object to Cuadrilla’s permit change – Richard Marshall
Last month, DrillOrDrop reported on proposals by Cuadrilla to vary its environmental permit for the Preston New Road fracking site.
