Oil company seeks to block campaigners from injunction challenge
Lawyers for UK Oil & Gas said five women campaigners should be barred from trying to quash an injunction against protests at its sites in Surrey and Sussex.
MPs to investigate whether to take decisions on fracking plans out of local control
A committee of MPs is to examine whether planning applications for fracking in England should be decided by a government minister, rather than local councils.
Angus Energy response on Brockham planning application
Angus Energy has denied that its planning application on the Brockham oil site in Surrey was found to be invalid.
What’s happening this week? 12-18 December 2016
This week’s diary features two parliamentary evidence sessions, three county council meetings, a two-day conference, a consultation deadline, film screening, party and two planning meetings.
Drilling diary – September 2016
40+ events about UK fracking and onshore oil and gas in September 2016, including film screenings, meetings, consultation deadlines, training, information events, fundraisers, walks and talks. Plus advanced notice of dates later in the year. Updated throughout the month.
Drilling diary – May 2016
40+ key dates and events in May 2016, including exhibitions, film screenings, conferences, deadlines, planning decisions, presentations, demonstrations. And advanced notice of 30+ dates later in the year. Updated throughout the month. Please let us know here if you’d like us to add your events.
Edinburgh geology professor calls for fracking ban to investigate risks of faults
As Lancashire councillors prepare to decide on Cuadrilla’s fracking applications, a senior academic has called for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing until more information is known about the risks of contamination.
Written evidence to fracking risks inquiry – who said what?
Sixty pieces of evidence have been submitted to a parliamentary inquiry on the environmental risks of fracking. Most accepted there were risks, about three-quarters questioned whether they could be dealt with adequately and about a third called for a complete or partial ban on fracking.
DRILL OR DROP? 