February date for decision on IGas Tinker Lane plans in Notts
A decision on plans for a second shale gas exploration site in Nottinghamshire has been delayed again.
First INEOS shale gas exploration bid gets underway
The oil and chemicals firm INEOS has revealed details of what could be its first shale gas site in the UK.
Anti-fracking campaigners criticise shale company over delayed accounts
Opponents of shale gas extraction in North Yorkshire have urged Third Energy to publish its accounts on time.
What to watch in 2017?
DrillOrDrop’s round-up of likely action in the next year for onshore oil and gas sites, applications, legal challenges and company operations. Please let us know if information in this post is missing, inaccurate or out-of-date. We want to make this as complete and accurate as possible. Contact here.
Campaigners vow to defend Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest from fracking
Opponents of fracking have vowed to defend Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire after it was revealed that the chemical company, INEOS, is preparing to explore for shale gas.
December 2016 drilling headlines
DrillorDrop’s digest of December’s news about fracking, shale, onshore oil and gas developments and campaigns in the UK and around the world.
What didn’t happen in 2016?
Over the past few days, DrillOrDrop has been reflecting on 12 months of the onshore oil and gas industry in the UK. On the final day of 2016, we look at what didn’t happen this year. We’ve also updated this post with suggestions from DrillOrDrop readers.
Lancashire MP tops 2016 table for parliamentary fracking questions
The Conservative MP for the area where Cuadrilla wants to frack in Lancashire asked the most parliamentary questions about shale gas and fracking in 2016.
Review of 2016
2016 saw the first approvals for high volume hydraulic fracturing in the UK since fracking caused small earthquakes in Lancashire in 2011.
Fracking Week in Parliament: 12-16 December 2016
In this Fracking Week in Parliament: More questions and some answers on fracking protests and counter-terrorism policing Shale gas revenues and a sovereign wealth fund
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