Village meetings to discuss Egdon’s Yorkshire gas plan
Yorkshire villagers are meeting to discuss plans by Egdon Resources for gas drilling at Foxholes.
Burniston drilling meeting – key points and reaction
More than 100 people braved torrential rain to attend an information meeting and exhibition about plans for gas exploration at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Tributes paid to campaigning councillor Julie Brickles
Opponents of fracking have been paying tribute to Fylde councillor Julie Brickles, who died yesterday (Thursday 25 July 2024) after a long illness.
April 2024 headlines
Keep up to date with April 2024’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
Review of 2023: a year of legal challenges
A landmark legal challenge to UK onshore oil and gas production was heard by the country’s highest court in 2023.
Plans for two new wells confirmed for Wressle oil site
The UK’s newest onshore oil production site has confirmed it is planning two new wells.
East Yorkshire drilling delayed again – to 2024
Work on a new well at the West Newton-B oil and gas site in East Yorkshire has been postponed again.
What to watch in 2023?
DrillOrDrop’s checklist of what to look out for in 2023 on UK onshore oil and gas
COP27: “Oil and gas firms expected to pay towards climate loss and damage” – Mia Mottley
Mia Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados, called today for oil and gas companies to contribute to the cost of climate change.
Tories, fracking and local opinion
The Conservative leadership challenger, Liz Truss, has suggested that the moratorium on fracking in England should be lifted and decisions left to local people.
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