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DRILL OR DROP?

10+ years of independent journalism on UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and the reactions to it

National park gas plan would have “significant environmental impacts” – ruling

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 8, 2026

Councillors back Burniston delay but company urges timely decision

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 7, 2026

Star Energy seeks more time to restore Egmanton oilfield

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 6, 2026

2026 headlines

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 5, 2026

Who drilled where in 2025?

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 1, 2026

What to watch in 2026?

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 31, 2025

Report challenges industry arguments for UK onshore oil

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 15, 2020 • ( 17 Comments )

The UK does not need more onshore oil to deliver energy security, net zero emissions, jobs or feedstocks, a new report has concluded.

Online exhibition reveals details of two new Rathlin Energy exploration sites

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 14, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

Rathlin Energy unveiled details today of an additional two proposed wellsites in East Yorkshire.

Europa Oil & Gas counts on Wressle as losses widen

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 13, 2020 • ( 9 Comments )

Europa Oil and Gas saw pre tax losses rise markedly to £5.4m, its accounts for the year to July 2020 revealed today.

UKOG moves site access for Arreton oil drilling

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 13, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

The access to a proposed oil exploration site on the Isle of Wight is being moved to address concerns from highways officials.

Northern Ireland to review onshore petroleum licencing

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 13, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

A wide-ranging review of the onshore petroleum licensing system in Northern Ireland is underway, the economy minister, Diane Dodds, said this afternoon.

Third Energy challenges order to plug and abandon its Ryedale gas wells

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 13, 2020 • ( 5 Comments )

An official order could block plans by a former fracking company to use gas wells in North Yorkshire to test alternative technologies.

Brighton father pleads not guilty over Horse Hill oil rig protest

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 12, 2020 • ( 6 Comments )

A management consultant from Brighton has denied aggravated trespass at a virtual court hearing following a 12-hour protest on the rig at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey.

Breaking: Activists occupy rig at Horse Hill oil site

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 10, 2020 • ( 18 Comments )

Two fathers in their 50s have occupied the rig at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey this morning in protest at fossil extraction.

Dunsfold drilling decision delayed to November

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 7, 2020 • ( 10 Comments )

A meeting to reconsider plans by UK Oil & Gas plc to drill at the village of Dunsfold in Surrey has been postponed for another month.

Renewables help Scotland head industrial nations in fall in greenhouse gas emissions – but future cuts will be “hard won”

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 7, 2020 • ( 5 Comments )

The growth of low carbon electricity generation resulted in a drop in Scottish greenhouse gas emissions by almost a third in the decade to 2018, a new report revealed today.

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