Double attack on Conservative manifesto fracking promises
A former Conservative parliamentary candidate and leading establishment figure has condemned the Tory manifesto pledges in support of fracking.
Conservatives back fracking and seek to take some shale decisions away from local councils
A Conservative government would take some decisions on shale gas drilling plans out of local control.
First INEOS shale gas planning application published – key details
Plans by INEOS to drill an exploratory shale gas well in north Derbyshire have been published by the county council.
UKOG should lose licence for Markwells Wood and restore site immediately – opponents
Opponents of proposals to drill for oil in woodland in the South Downs National Park have called for the site to be restored immediately after news that a planning application had been withdrawn (details).
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
Sussex residents urged to object to UKOG’s oil drilling plans at Broadford Bridge
About 150 people heard calls last night to object to oil drilling, expected in the next few weeks, at a farm near Billingshurst in West Sussex.
What’s happening this week? 1-7 May 2017
In this week’s listing: the latest government data on public attitudes to fracking, plus meetings, information events, presentations, petitions, deadlines and performances. Please let us know (click here) if any of these details are incorrect or if other events should be included.
INEOS gives notice of application for Derbyshire shale gas well
INEOS confirmed today it would submit a planning application in early May for a vertical shale gas well on the edge of the village of Marsh Lane in north Derbyshire.
What the judge said about Lancashire campaigners’ fracking challenges
In a brief court hearing at 9.30 this morning, the High Court judge Sir Ian Dove dismissed two legal challenges to the ministerial approval of Cuadrilla’s plans for fracking at a site in Lancashire.
“Council gave us no formal notice of planning breach at Brockham well” – Angus Energy
Angus Energy said today it had not been notified formally by Surrey County Council that it had breached planning permission at its oil production site at Brockham near Dorking.
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