Production at the UK’s newest onshore oil site has dropped 15%, accounts from one of the partners have revealed.

Interim six monthly figures from Europa Oil & Gas show gross production at Wressle in North Lincolnshire averaged 255 bopd [barrels of oil per day] in the six months to the end of June 2026. This compared with 300 bopd in the same period a year before.

The accounts said:

“Production at Wressle continued its natural decline during the period, consistent with the Ashover Grit reservoir’s maturity.”

Wressle began formal oil production in July 2022. It is currently the fifth biggest UK onshore oil producer.

But its total production so far in 2026 represented 2.2% of UK onshore oil. The largest producer remains Wytch Farm, in Dorset, which accounted for just under 80% of UK total onshore oil this year.

The Wressle site has three partners: the operator Egdon Resources (30%), Europa (30%) and Union Jack Oil (40%).

According to today’s accounts, Europa’s share of Wressle production was 77 bopd in the first half of 2026. This represented 85% of Europa’s total UK onshore oil production. The company said its onshore fields produced a total of 90 bopd in the first half of the year, compared with 113 bopd in the same period in 2025.

Europa’s non-executive chairman, Bo Kroll, said of the company’s UK onshore portfolio it “continues to generate cash while offering meaningful development optionality.”

Europa said the Wressle partners “continued to progress the development plan targeting the deeper, untested Penistone Flags reservoir, together with an associated gas monetisation solution and pipeline tie-in to the local gas network that would eliminate routine flaring.”

The company said an environmental statement, in support of a planning application to develop the Wressle Penistone Flags, “was in preparation during the period for submission to North Lincolnshire Council”.

Burniston/Cloughton

Europa is the operator and has a 40% stake in the onshore licence PEDL343, which includes the Cloughton gas field, near Scarborough in North Yorkshire.

Europa’s application to drill and frack a well in the village of Burniston was opposed by North Yorkshire Council’s planning committee on 24 Aptil 2026.

The company’s chief executive, William Holland, said today:

“We are now considering the best approach to progress the project, which may involve an appeal”.

The company has until 15 November 2026 in which to lodge an appeal with the Planning Inspectorate.

Mr Holland said Europa was still looking for a farm-in partner to fund the Burniston project. It said “the prospective introduction of the Oil & Gas Price Mechanism from 2030 expected to further enhance the asset’s attractiveness to partners”.

Other UK onshore sites

The accounts said a five-year extension to the DL003 licence at West Firsby, in Lincolnshire, secured in November 2025, “continued to provide operational continuity for the field”. The company said it was considering a workover of WF-7 well to improve productivity.

At Crosby Warren, also in Lincolnshire, Europa said a workover was underway on the CW-1 well to optimise production. The company expected the operation would be “concluded imminently”, after which the well would come back online.

Key figures

For the half-year to 30 June 2026 for all Europa operations

Revenue: £1.5 million (6 months to 30 June 2025: £1.5 million)

Gross profit: £0.3 million (6 months to 30 June 2025: £0.2 million)

Pre-tax loss: £0.8 million (6 months to 30 June 2025: pre-tax loss £0.9 million)

Net cash used in operating activities: £0.9 million (6 months to 30 June 2025: net cash generated £0.02 million)

Cash balance at 30 June 2026: £2.8 million (31 December 2025: £0.3 million)

Administrative expenses: £0.85 million (6 months to 30 June 2025 £0.71 million)