Production at the Keddington oilfield in Lincolnshire has resumed, a partner announced this morning.

Union Jack Oil, which has a 55% stake in the field near Louth, said Keddington extracted 992 barrels of oil in June, over 23 days of timed pumped production.

The company said there had been site upgrades in 2024 and 2025. Newly installed equipment and facilities were working well, it said.

Union Jack’s executive chair, David Bramhill, said:

“As expected, current flow rates from Keddington are exhibiting a material increase in oil production to those seen prior to the site upgrades.

“Over 1,450 barrels of high-quality oil have now been produced and sold from Keddington since recommissioning”.

Before the production restart, the most recent oil extraction at Keddington was in May 2024. The site, in PEDL005, is operated by Egdon Resources.

The most recent Union Jack annual accounts, forecast that infill drilling would “improve recovery from the Keddington field by between 113,000 to 183,000 barrels of oil”.

The target for a step-out well has been identified and planning permission had been granted, Union Jack said. Drilling would happen “when macro-economic conditions are favourable”.

Union Jack also has interests in UK onshore oil and gas projects at Wressle in North Lincolnshire, Biscathorpe and North Kelsey in Lincolnshire and West Newton in East Yorkshire.