Water quality and resources could be at risk from fracking, says the Environment Agency
The Environment Agency spelt out today what it sees as the risks to water from a shale gas industry.
Campaigner considers appeal over conviction for climbing on rig lorry
An anti-drilling campaigner who delayed the transport of an oil rig by spending the night on the delivery lorry has been found guilty.
Reaction to Angus deal on Cuadrilla’s Balcombe licence
Angus Energy announced this morning that it would become the new operator of Cuadrilla’s Balcombe oil exporation site in West Sussex. The deal, giving Angus 25% of the PEDL244 exploration licence, will cost Angus £4m and has to be approved by the Oil and Gas Authority. Details DrillOrDrop […]
Angus Energy’s planning application for Brockham oil site “invalid”
Correspondence seen by DrillOrDrop shows that the planning application submitted by Angus Energy for its Brockham oil site late last year has been found to be invalid by Surrey County Council.
Updated: National Trust letter urges INEOS to abandon seismic surveys at Clumber Park
The National Trust has appealed to INEOS Shale to reconsider its plans for shale gas surveying at Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire.
Cuadrilla and campaigners reflect on a year at Preston New Road
A year ago today, Cuadrilla began work at its Preston New Road site near Blackpool in Lancashire, the first site in the UK to host and frack horizontal shale gas wells.
Rathlin prepares for new East Yorkshire well site
Rathlin Energy is expected to begin work within weeks at its new oil and gas exploration site in East Yorkshire.
Drilling headlines – January 2018
DrillOrDrop’s January 2018 digest of news about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas updated daily.
Review of 2017
2017 saw drilling get underway at the site of the UK’s first horizontal shale gas wells. But, despite expectations, there was no high volume hydraulic fracturing – at least at the time of writing.
Angus Energy submits new planning application for Brockham
Surrey County Council has confirmed that Angus Energy submitted a planning application today for its oil site at Brockham near Dorking.
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