Scottish Parliament backs moratorium on fracking
Members of the Scottish Parliament have backed an indefinite moratorium on fracking and unconventional oil and gas.
Reaction to approval of drilling and testing plans for Horse Hill oil site
Councillors in Surrey approved plans this afternoon for another two wells at the Horse Hill oil exploration site near Gatwick Airport.
Final go-ahead for first Notts shale exploration sites
The first two shale gas exploration sites in Nottinghamshire got final approval this morning.
Gloucestershire votes against fracking again
Councillors in Gloucestershire have supported a motion repeating their opposition to fracking in the county. They also condemned individual payments to people in fracking areas and calling for a review of Government policy on the issue.
September 2016 drilling headlines
DrillOrDrop’s digest of the past month’s news about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas developments in the UK and around the world. InfraStrata puts Swanage gas drilling plans on hold SW Energy gives up Forest of Dean and Wiltshire gas exploration licences Nottinghamshire planners recommend approval of […]
Villagers oppose UKOG’s 20-year oil plans for South Downs
People living near a proposed oil production site in the South Downs National Park voted almost unanimously last night against the scheme.
Reaction to Ryedale Council vote against Third Energy fracking plan
Third Energy said it would review the reasons given by Ryedale councillors who voted this evening against the company’s plans to frack at Kirby Misperton.
Breaking: council votes against Third Energy Yorkshire fracking plan
In the past few minutes, councillors in Ryedale have voted against plans to frack near the village of Kirby Misperton. The district council ‘s planning committee recommended refusal of the scheme by Third Energy to frack its existing KM8 well. The vote was seven for, one abstention and […]
Gloucestershire says no to fracking and 87,000 call on Wiltshire to do the same
Gloucestershire councillors are to call on the government to ban fracking in their county.
Swansea Council votes against fracking
Labour-led Swansea Council has voted overwhelmingly to take a stand against fracking. It is the fifth council in under a fortnight to criticise the process (details).
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