March 2017 drilling headlines
DrillOrDrop’s monthly digest of news about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas
Protest update: 3-9 April 2017
In this update of protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Reclaim the Power’s Break the Chain protest at fracking supply companies Tanker protest at Preston New Road and more arrests
Fracking fortnight in Parliament: 20-31 March 2017
In this review of what politicians said in parliament: Graham Jones: local people know best – so why not on fracking? Baroness Jones: arrests at the Barton Moss anti-fracking protests Paul Wheelhouse updates the Scottish Parliament on unconventional oiland gas With thanks to TheyWorkForYou.com for the transcripts
Nottinghamshire’s second shale gas site approved by slimmest margin
Councillors in Nottinghamshire have backed IGas’s plans for a second shale gas site in the county – but by a margin of just one vote.
Fracking Week in Parliament: 13-17 March 2017
In this Fracking Week in Parliament: Bonds for fracking sites Fracking and climate change in Scotland
Photo post: Walkers complete 120 miles between Yorks and Lancs fracking sites
Opponents of fracking reached the end of a 120-mile walk this afternoon between shale gas sites in North Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Fracking Week in Parliament: 6-10 March 2017
In this Fracking Week in Parliament: Peers debate the pros and cons of shale gas Grant Shapps on potential economic benefits
INEOS adds to shale gas licence holdings
INEOS has increased its onshore exploration licence area in the UK to more than 1.2m acres, it announced this morning
North Yorkshire resists industry pressure to adopt government fracking definition
North Yorkshire plans to use a different definition of fracking than the government, despite lobbying by the shale gas industry, it emerged today.
Fracking Week in Parliament:20-24 February 2017
Fracking Week in Parliament returns after a two-week break in references to fracking or shale gas in the UK’s parliaments. In this week’s post: Consultation on the shale gas wealth fund Incentives to fracking communities Labour amendment to prevent imposition of fracking on unwilling areas Scottish Conservative call […]
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