Campaigners to argue that IGas Ellesmere Port gas test is a risk to public health
Plans by IGas to test the flow of gas at its well at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire risk the health of people living nearby, campaigners will argue later this month.
Council to “strongly object” to INEOS shale gas exploration plans at Woodsetts
INEOS plans to explore for shale gas in the south Yorkshire village of Woodsetts are disproportionate, intrusive and in the wrong place, according to the parish council.
Final days for comments on Cuadrilla’s oil testing plans at Balcombe
People who want to comment on plans for oil exploration in Balcombe – the West Sussex village at the centre of anti-fracking protests in 2013 – have two more days to submit their views.
May 2017 drilling headlines
DrillOrDrop’s May 2017 digest of news about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas updated daily. For headlines from previous months, click here
Council predicts battle ahead as it rejects first INEOS shale gas plan
Parish councillors in the area picked by INEOS for what could be its first shale gas planning application have voted unanimously against the proposals.
November 2016 drilling headlines
DrillorDrop’s digest of November’s news about fracking, shale, onshore oil and gas developments and campaigns in the UK and around the world.
Strengthen policy on “acid fracking” in South Downs – National Park Authority
Members of the South Downs National Park Authority have called for stricter controls on how oil could be produced in future.
Villagers oppose UKOG’s 20-year oil plans for South Downs
People living near a proposed oil production site in the South Downs National Park voted almost unanimously last night against the scheme.
Bassetlaw councillors object to IGas plans for Tinker Lane, against planners’ advice
Councillors in Bassetlaw, north Nottinghamshire, have rejected the advice of officials and voted against a plan for shale gas exploration in their district. Bassetlaw’s planning committee objected, by eight to one, to an application by the IGas subsidiary Dart (East England) Ltd for a vertical exploration well at […]
Retired bishop urges villagers to object to Third Energy fracking plans
A retired bishop who lives in the North Yorkshire village where Third Energy has applied to frack has written to residents urging them to object to the plans.
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