West Lancs council restates opposition to fracking as shale gas plans published
The council where Aurora Energy Resources wants to drill and frack two shale gas wells has confirmed it continues to object to the process.
Health professionals urge PM to “secure her green legacy by banning fracking”
A group of 143 doctors, nurses and health specialists has called on Theresa May to ban fracking in her final fortnight in office.
“Gatwick Gusher” breached safety laws over blowout preventer
The oil exploration site in Surrey, nicknamed the “Gatwick Gusher”, breached health and safety laws last year, DrillOrDrop has learned.
Campaigner questions “gold standard” regulation after safety failings at drill site
Staff working for one of the leading contractors in the UK onshore oil and gas industry breached health and safety regulations and failed to follow best practice during a single routine task, the industry regulator has concluded.
April 2019 headlines
This month could see the start of horizontal drilling at the IGas site at Misson in north Nottinghamshire and the spudding of Rathlin Energy’s second well at West Newton. The Court of Appeal is due to hand down its ruling on a challenge to the Ineos injunction and […]
Second eviction outside East Yorkshire well site
A camp established to monitor operations at an oil and gas exploration site in East Yorkshire has been evicted for a second time.
Council drops highways objection to Ineos shale gas drilling at Woodsetts
Rotherham council will not fight Ineos shale gas plans at Woodsetts on highway safety.
