Picture post: Campaigners protest outside Egdon’s Biscathorpe site as construction begins
Opponents of oil drilling at Biscathorpe in the Lincolnshire Wolds have protested against the start of site construction work.
Councillors hailed as heroes as they refuse another bid by Egdon for Wressle oil site
Opponents of plans by Egdon Resources for long-term oil production near Scunthorpe congratulated councillors for opposing a fourth application by the company.
Events diary – August 2018 onward
50 events in August 2018 about UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and campaigning, including: Decision meetings in Lincolnshire and Surrey; First anniversary Green Monday at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site; Publication of latest government figures on attitudes to shale gas; EarthFirst summer gathering; Plus meetings, […]
Oil production plans for Wressle include new measures to protect water supplies and keep small-scale hydraulic fracturing
The latest planning application for oil production at the Wressle site near Scunthorpe overcomes the objections raised by a government planning inspector, Egdon Resources has said.
New Wressle application published with wrong location plan
The latest application by Egdon Resources for the Wressle oil site near Scunthorpe has been published on the North Lincolnshire Council website. But a key document – one of the location plans – is for a site about 100 miles away.
Egdon submits third planning application for Wressle site
Egdon Resources says it has submitted another planning application for oil production at the Wressle site near Scunthorpe.
Campaigners take first step to challenge Lincolnshire oil drilling
Opponents of proposals to drill for oil in Lincolnshire are seeking to challenge planning permissions for sites at North Kelsey and Biscathorpe.
Reaction to Lincolnshire oil drilling consents: ‘our concerns are not being heard’, say objectors
Disappointed opponents of oil exploration at two sites in Lincolnshire granted planning consent this morning have complained that councillors did not listen to their objections.
New application for Wressle oil site and £0.85m half-year loss – Egdon accounts
Egdon Resources has confirmed it has made a new planning application for its Wressle oil site near Scunthorpe.
Lincolnshire planners back another three years for North Kelsey oil site
The oil company, Egdon Resources, should get another three years to drill an exploration well at North Kelsey in Lincolnshire, planners have recommended.
