Autumn 2021 diary updated
DrillOrDrop’s updated diary of events in autumn 2021 involving the UK onshore oil and gas industry and campaigns about it.
Villagers stage “dirty duck race” as 1,200+ oppose Biscathorpe oil drilling
People from Donington on Bain in Lincolnshire adapted a local tradition of a duck race on a protected chalk stream to highlight concerns about nearby oil production plans.
Saltfleetby sidetrack approved
Plans for a sidetrack well at the Saltfleetby gas site in Lincolnshire have got the go ahead.
Biscathorpe oil carbon intensity below UK onshore average– Union Jack
One of the backers of plans for long-term production in the Lincolnshire Wolds has said the carbon intensity of oil from the site would be below the UK onshore average.
Updated: Planners seek more details on national importance of Egdon’s Biscathorpe oil plans
Planners in Lincolnshire have said an oil company has failed to prove that its proposals for drilling and production in a protected landscape are in the national interest.
Extracting new oil from Lincolnshire is “utterly incompatible” with climate goals – open letter
The Bishop of Grimsby, academics and business leaders have objected to plans for long-term oil production at Biscathorpe in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
Warning that Biscathorpe oil production plans would “cause significant and long-term harm” to Lincolnshire Wolds
Plans for long-term oil extraction in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds would introduce a permanent industrial feature in a deeply rural and tranquil landscape, countryside officials have warned.
Biscathorpe update: drilling/production plans and ownership
Plans have been submitted for a new sidetrack well, testing and long-term production at the Biscathorpe oil site near Louth in Lincolnshire.
Second extension for Egdon’s North Kelsey oil site – to end of 2021
An oil exploration site in Lincolnshire, where only limited work has been carried out since 2014, will be allowed to operate for another 16 months.
Lincolnshire planners again back time extension at Egdon’s North Kelsey oil site
A request by Egdon Resources for more time at its exploration site at North Kelsey has again been backed by council officials.
