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

“£1.9m investment commitment for West Newton” – Reabold

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 13, 2026

Horse Hill news update

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 11, 2026

Minister responds to council fracking questions

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 3, 2026

Europa shareholders back fundraising

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 3, 2026

N Yorks Council “burying its head in the sand” over Burniston gas plan complaints

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 2, 2026

Planners accused of “misleading” report on Burniston fracking gas plan

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 26, 2026

UK onshore oil and gas production in figures and charts – January 2025

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 6, 2025

The volume of UK onshore gas fell nearly 4.5% in January 2025, compared with the month before. This was the lowest monthly volume since September 2024 and mainly because a fall in production at Saltfleetby.

UKOG announces accounts delay and trading suspension

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 28, 2025

The onshore oil company at the centre of a landmark Supreme Court judgement has announced trading would be suspended because its annual accounts would not be published on time.

Horse Hill judgement – 9 months on and no date for final site clearance

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 26, 2025

There is still no date for final clearance of the oil site at the centre of a Supreme Court landmark judgement issued nine months ago.

New twists in the F-word debate

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 26, 2025

A gas company that criticised campaigners for using the word ‘fracking’ for a well operation in North Yorkshire used the same term for the same process in correspondence with officials.

Waste fluid can be trucked to Surrey oil site for disposal

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 26, 2025

Waste fluid from oil wells across southern England can be tankered to a village in the Surrey green belt, where it will be pumped underground, councillors decided this morning.

250 people attend march against gasfield

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 23, 2025

Around 250 people took part in a march on Saturday (22 March 2025) against plans to explore for gas in the village of Burniston, near the North York Moors National Park.

Operator criticised over new work at gas site mothballed for three years

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 21, 2025

The operators of a mothballed well site in an East Yorkshire village have been accused of apparently “misusing the planning system for their own benefit”.

Officials back plans to import wastewater to Brockham oil site

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 19, 2025

Planners are supporting proposals to tanker wastewater from oil wells in southern England to inject into site in a Surrey village to boost production.

“Flawed”, “misleading” and “unlawful” – reactions to assessment of Biscathorpe climate impact

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 18, 2025

The UK’s first formal assessment of carbon emissions from burning onshore oil has been criticised as “flawed”, “misleading” and “unlawful”.

Clean-up countdown – 150+ days overdue

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 10, 2025

Cuadrilla had until Sunday 8 June 2025  to restore its former Lancashire fracking site at Preston New Road to farmland. But so far, the work has not started.

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