Permit granted for flow test at Broadford Bridge oil well – residents “shocked and dismayed”
The company exploring for oil at Broadford Bridge in West Sussex announced this morning it had received permission to flow test the well.
Breaking: N Lincs councillors refuse Wressle oil production for 2nd time – campaigners “surprised and delighted”
The planning committee of North Lincolnshire Council voted this afternoon against plans for oil production at Egdon Resource’s Wressle site near Scunthorpe.
July 2017 Drilling headlines
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What’s happening this week? 3-9 July 2017
In this week’s listings Rally and committee discussion on Egdon’s planning application for oil production at Wressle, N Lincolnshire Ongoing protests at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road, site near Blackpool, and supply company, Marriott Drilling, in Derbyshire Public meetings and presentations Training workshops and seminar Community weekend
UKOG successfully recovers rock core from Broadford Bridge oil well – but criticised for failing to attend public meeting
UK Oil & Gas said today its oil exploration programme at Broadford Bridge in West Sussex was producing positive results. But the company was accused of keeping local people in the dark when it did not take part in a public meeting, attended by more than 120 people […]
N Lincolnshire planners back Egdon’s Wressle oil production plans – again
Planners at North Lincolnshire Council have recommended approval of plans to produce oil at Egdon’s Wressle site near Scunthorpe – for a second time.
Live updates: eviction of Leith Hill protection camp
An eviction is underway at a protection camp at the site earmarked for Europa’s oil exploration well at Bury Hill Wood, near Leith Hill in Surrey. We’ll be updating this post with information as it comes in. The camp was established on 28 October 2016 and an eviction […]
Protest update: 19-25 June 2017
In this week’s update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Eviction of Leith Hill Protection Camp, Surrey 6-person lock-on at equipment supplier in Preston Demonstration at A E Yates in Bolton Greenpeace protesters in court in Blackpool This post will be updated throughout […]
60-tonne lorry to deliver equipment along sunken lane to drilling site near Leith Hill – traffic plan
Road closures, stop-go boards and parking suspensions are among the proposals in a long-awaited plan for routing delivery lorries weighing up to 60 tonnes to Europa’s oil exploration site near Leith Hill in Surrey. The consultation on the company’s traffic management plan closes tomorrow (Wednesday 21st June).
UKOG boss expects oil answers on Broadford Bridge in weeks but questions keep coming from local opponents
Exploration company UKOG should know within three weeks whether there is oil under a large part of the Weald.
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