Study identifies risks to drinking water from UKOG’s South Downs oil drilling plan
New questions have been raised about whether drilling for oil should be allowed in an area of the South Downs that feeds a source of drinking water.
“Shale is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”, INEOS tells the East Midlands
INEOS has published an eight-page local newspaper pull-out about fracking to “set the record straight” about shale gas.
Recent research roundup: January 2017
This round-up, compiled by Jack Lampkin and Ruth Hayhurst, looks at recent studies about fracking. Please let us know if we’ve missed a report you think should be included. Click here to get in touch.
Environmental permit for shale gas drilling at Tinker Lane in Notts – no groundwater monitoring required
A second shale gas site has come a step closer in north Nottinghamshire.
October 2016 drilling headlines
DrillOrDrop’s digest of October’s news about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas developments in the UK and around the world.
Environment Agency calls for refusal of Markwells Wood oil production plans over risks to water
The Environment Agency has objected to plans for 20 years of oil production at Markwells Wood in the South Downs National Park because of concerns about pollution of the chalk aquifer.
Horse Hill new oil drilling and testing plans published
Plans for more drilling and testing at the exploratory oil site at Horse Hill, near Gatwick Airport, were published this morning.
Water contamination threat prompts objections to oil production plans in National Park
Portsmouth Water has objected to proposals for 20 years of oil production in the South Downs National Park because of concerns about contamination to drinking water.
Key issues for Third Energy fracking decision
On Friday (20 May) councillors in North Yorkshire will meet to decide whether to approve what could be the UK’s first fracked shale gas well for more than five years.
Waste water costs could make fracking uneconomic in the UK – academics
Costs of dealing with waste water from fracking could be significant and make shale exploitation uneconomic in the UK, according to leading academics.
