Review of 2024: landmark judgement sparks tumult for onshore oil and gas
In 2024 the country’s highest court ruled on the climate impact of UK onshore oil and gas production, with tumultuous results for the industry.
“Rig shortage” delays abandonment of Cuadrilla’s fracked wells
Work to decommission mothballed shale gas wells at the Preston New Road fracking site in Lancashire is now expected to take until the end of March 2025, Cuadrilla has revealed.
Fracking skills could “unlock” geothermal potential – IEA
Shale drilling and fracturing techniques could drive the development of geothermal power, the world’s leading energy organisation said today.
Cuadrilla breaches planning consent over failure to abandon fracking wells
The UK’s most controversial shale gas site has failed to meet the deadline to plug two fracked wells – putting it in breach of planning consent.
Top award for lawyer in landmark legal challenge on oil emissions
The lawyer representing campaigners behind a landmark judgement at the Supreme Court this year has won a major award.
Autumn-winter 2024 diary
DrillOrDrop’s diary of events in autumn and winter 2024 involving the UK onshore oil and gas industry and campaigns about it.
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.
Prospects “worsened” for UK shale gas in 2024 – Cuadrilla
The only company to carry out high volume fracking onshore in the UK has said the prospects for the shale gas industry worsened in the past year.
UK fracking landscapes feature in new photo book
A book of photographs documenting landscapes in UK shale gas regions is due to be published in the autumn.
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.
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