We’ve compiled a list to show which companies have been granted oil and gas exploration licences and where they are.
The licences were confirmed by the Oil and Gas Authority today (17th December 2015) and cover England only.
Each licence is made up of blocks which are based on map squares. You can check the map for the block where you live or search by county/region.
The light green squares on the map are blocks announced on 18th August 2015 and the dark green are blocks announced on 17th December 2015. The light brown areas are already licenced.
Some of the blocks don’t exactly match with counties/region so apologies if we’ve assigned them to the wrong one.
Each block is linked to a page on our 14th Round portal. We’ll be updating these pages during the next few days.
Cheshire
Awarded 17th December 2015 (dark green on the map)
SJ56 INEOS, shale
SJ57 INEOS, shale
SJ64 IGas, shale
SJ65 IGas, shale
SJ66 INEOS, shale
SJ67 INEOS, shale
SJ75 IGas, shale
SJ76 IGas, shale
SJ77 INEOS, shale
SJ78 INEOS, shale
SJ84c Norfros, coal bed methane
East midlands and South Yorkshire
Awarded 18th August 2015 (light green)
SK43 Warwick, shale
SK45 INEOS, shale
SK48 INEOS, shale
SK49 IGas, shale
SK52 Egdon, shale
SK53 Egdon, shale
SK58 INEOS, shale
SK72 Hutton, conventional
SK86c ADM, conventional
SK87b Blackland Park, conventional
SK87c IGas, shale
SK88b IGas, shale
SK89e IGas, shale
SK96 ADM, conventional
SK99a IGas, conventional
Awarded 17th December 2015 (dark green).
SK29 Warwick, shale
SK36 INEOS, shale
SK37 INEOS, shale
SK38 INEOS, shale
SK39 INEOS, shale
SK46c INEOS, shale
SK47b INEOS, shale
SK55 INEOS, shale
SK56i INEOS, shale
SK57c INEOS, shale
SK59b IGas, shale
SK66b INEOS, shale
SK66c INEOS, shale
SK67a INEOS, shale
SK76b Blackland Park, conventional
Lancashire
Awarded 18th August 2015 (light green)
SD61 Osprey, shale
SD62 Aurora, shale
Awarded 17th December 2015 (dark green)
SD17 Reach, shale
SD20 Aurora, shale
SD21 Aurora, shale
SD26a Reach, shale
SD26b Reach, shale
SD40 Aurora, shale
SD45 Warwick, shale
SD50 Aurora, shale
SD55 Warwick, shale
SD60 Hutton, shale
SD63 Osprey, shale
SD70 Hutton, shale
SD71 Hutton, shale
SD72 Hutton conventional
SD73 Osprey, shale
SD81 Hutton, shale
SD83 Osprey, shale
Lincolnshire
Awarded 18th August 2015 (light green)
TF06 Cirque, conventional
TF07 (north and south) Cirque, conventional
TF17 Cirque, conventional
TF18 IGas, conventional
TF36 GDF, shale
Awarded 17th December 2015 (dark green)
TA30 Egdon, shale
TF38c Egdon, shale
TF39b Egdon, shale
TF46 GDF, shale
TF47 GDF shale
TF48b GDF, shale
TF56 GDF, shale
TF57 GDF, shale
Yorkshire, East, South and North
Awarded 18th August 2015 (light green)
SE40 Cuadrilla, shale
SE41 IGas, shale
SE42 Hutton, shale
SE95 Cuadrilla, shale
Awarded 17th December 2015 (dark green)
SE30b INEOS, shale
SE31c IGas, shale
SE32b Hutton, shale
SE50b Cuadrilla, shale
SE51b Celtique, shale
SE52 Alkane, vent
SE57 INEOS, shale
SE61d Alkane, vent
SE65 INEOS, shale
SE66 INEOS, shale
SE67a INEOS, shale
SE68b INEOS, shale
SE69 INEOS, shale
SE72 Europa, shale
SE73 Europa, shale
SE74 Cuadrilla, shale
SE75 Cuadrilla, shale
SE76 INEOS, shale
SE77e INEOS, shale
SE78f INEOS, shale
SE79 INEOS, shale
SE84 Cuadrilla, shale
SE85 Cuadrilla, shale
SE86b INEOS, shale
SE87b Cuadrilla, shale
SE87e INEOS, shale
SE88c Cuadrilla, shale
SE96a INEOS, shale
SE97a Cuadrilla, shale
SE97c INEOS, shale
SE98c Cuadrilla, shale
SE99a Third Energy, shale
TA05 Cuadrilla, shale
TA06b INEOS, shale
TA07a Cuadrilla, shale
TA08 Cuadrilla, shale
TA09 Third Energy
TA15 Cuadrilla, shale
TA16 Cuadrilla, shale
TA17 Cuadrilla, shale
TA18 Cuadrilla, shale
South
Awarded 17th December 2015 (dark green)
SU34b Cirque, conventional
SU44 Cirque, conventional
SU81 IGas, conventional
SU90a IGas, conventional
SZ38a Angus, conventional
SZ47 Angus, conventional
SZ48 Angus, conventional
SZ57 Angus, conventional
SZ58 Angus, conventional
TQ34d IGas, conventional
South West
Awarded 17th December 2015 (dark green)
SO50 South Western, coal bed methane
SO51 South Western, coal bed methane
SO60a South Western, coal bed methane
SO60b South Western, coal bed methane
SO61 South Western, coal bed methane
ST04 South Western, shale
ST14 South Western, shale
ST24 South Western, shale
ST25 South Western, shale
ST34 South Western, shale
ST35 South Western, shale
ST36 South Western, shale
ST84 South Western, coal bed methane
ST85 South Western, coal bed methane
ST94 South Western, coal bed methane
ST95 South Western, coal bed methane
SY79a South Western, shale
SY88d South Western, shale
SY89b South Western, shale
SY97b Perenco, conventional
SY98c Perenco, conventional
SY99 South Western, shale
SZ07 Infrastrata, conventional
SZ08c Infrastrata, conventional
SZ09a South Western, shale
Teeside
Awarded 17th December 2015 (dark green)
NZ51 Third Energy, shale
NZ52b Third Energy, shale
NZ52c Third Energy, shale
Categories: Regulation
DRILL OR DROP? 
Really John?
I do live on dairy land – in the Yorkshire Dales – my water is from a bore hole and I am very concerned that the ancient rivers that run deep locally and flood naturally here covering all the fields which the dairy and sheep use – could get contaminated from fracking. The wind farms don’t have this potential as I understand, so I can understand them being granted occasional licenses and I quite like them myself – I wouldn’t like the dairy, the sheep – or my family! being poisoned though – or the local wildlife.
So next time you eat any cheese, milk, butter, dairy etc… beef, or lamb = human energy needs = any food – drink a glass of water or clean your teeth – think about it – and seriously check we are really really safe using fracking? – in an country well known for its water and an industry well known already for being dirty and leaking toxic chemicals into the water supply all over the place.
I doubt the grannies and grandad’s and anyone with low immune systems such as the sick or children – let alone the livestock – will survive that also – without serious harm – just take a look at the dead cows and other livestock found in New York State! – as a direct result of recent fracking there – oh and the air pollution evidence!
I wish I could be as confident as you but it just doesn’t look good to me – it looks like a seriously bad idea no matter what energy problems we have and I don’t see any evidence assuring me otherwise – just more bullish behaviour, spin and secrecy from business people and the government – and more seriously worrying evidence in the US – showing us what we have to come.
This is an issue that is far far more worrying than keeping the heating on in winter.