With the last result now in, what’s does the election mean for fracking and onshore drilling?
The Conservatives lost Kensington to Labour by 20 votes in the past hour in the final seat to be declared following yesterday’s general election.
Claims of “unpredictable policing” at Broadford Bridge oil drilling protest
The organisation which monitors protest policing has raised concerns about tactics by officers at opposition to onshore drilling in West Sussex. Netpol said Sussex Police had described a section of road on the route to the Broadford Bridge oil exploration site near Billingshurst as a “tolerated slow walking area”. […]
First rig in place at Cuadrilla’s Lancs shale gas site
Cuadrilla installed a conductor rig this morning at its shale gas site at Preston New Road in Lancashire.
Protest update: 29 May-4 June 2017
In this week’s update: Demonstrations against Church of England investment in fossil fuels Lock-on protests in Chesterfield and Preston New Road European anti-fracking campaigners join rally outside Cuadrilla’s site Petition with thousands of names against unconventional oil and gas delivered to the Scottish Parliament Opponents of drilling in […]
European backing for Lancashire fracking protests
About 80 opponents of fracking from across Europe joined a protest today outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road, near Blackpool, where drilling is expected to start imminently.
Oil drilling underway at UKOG’s Broadford Bridge site in West Sussex
UK Oil and Gas Investments announced today that drilling had begun at its well site at Broadford Bridge in West Sussex.
Industry calls for lifting of Scottish fracking moratorium
The industry organisation, UK Onshore Oil and Gas, has urged the Scottish government to lift the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing.
