Plans and permits update
Catch up with recent UK onshore oil and gas applications and decisions with DrillOrDrop’s update.
Breaking: Rosebank oilfield decision ruled unlawful
A court in Edinburgh has ruled that the former UK government’s go-ahead for the Rosebank oilfield off Shetland was unlawful.
Mothers urge Equinor to abandon Rosebank plans
A group of UK mothers concerned about the climate crisis took part today in a Halloween-themed action outside the London headquarters of Equinor, the company which wants to develop the Rosebank oil and gas field.
Climate campaigners look to legal action over approval of Rosebank oilfield
Today’s approval to extract oil from the UK’s largest undeveloped field could be heading for the courts.
Operators fined over flaring and production breaches
Three leading oil and gas operators have been fined a total of £265,000 over breaching UK flaring and production agreements.
Plans for gas power station with CCS will “delay move from fossil fuels”, say campaigners
Plans for what could be one of the UK’s first power stations equipped with carbon capture technology were announced today.
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