Breaking: Planning inspector dismisses Egdon appeals on Wressle oil production
Egdon Resources has lost its appeals against refusal of planning permission for long-term production at its oil site at Wressle, near Scunthorpe.
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.
Live updates: Egdon’s Wressle planning inquiry Day 6
Live updates from the final scheduled day of the public inquiry into plans by Egdon Resources to produce oil from its site at Wressle in Lincolnshire.
What’s happening this week? 6-12 November 2017
In this week’s listings Public inquiry into Egdon Resources plans for oil production at Wressle near Scunthorpe; Woodsetts planning application objection drop-in; Elton application awareness meeting; Big Noise Against Fracking rally; Know your rights training.
Drilling diary – October 2017
60+ events in October 2017 about fracking and onshore oil and gas in the UK including: Anti-fracking demonstrations in Manchester, Lancashire and North Yorkshire; Community exhibitions; Art auction fundraiser; Council decision meetings; Town hall meeting on fracking research; Tour by Canadian campaigner, Jessica Ernst; Global Frackdown day.
Egdon to appeal new Wressle refusals
Egdon Resources announced today it would appeal against the decision by North Lincolnshire Council’s planning committee to refuse for a second time planning consent for production at the Wressle oil field.
Egdon’s Biscathorpe oil well granted environmental permit after 21 months
Plans for an exploratory oil well at Biscathorpe in Lincolnshire have finally got an environmental permit – more than 21 months after the operator, Egdon Resources, first applied.
Horse Hill update: Environmental permit, planning application and licence acquisition
Three announcements today on the so-called Gatwick Gusher oil site at Horse Hill near Horley in Surrey.
Protest update: 3-9 July 2017
In this week’s update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: 3 councillors join 13-person lock-on outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road Lancashire Police investigate assault complaint against a security guard Ongoing demonstration and blockade outside Marriott Drilling in Chesterfield Public rally […]
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