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Council warned of legal “minefield” over Burniston fracking definition

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 23, 2026

Planners back Burniston gas drilling and lower-volume fracking

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 22, 2026

Ministers “reviewing” low volume fracking

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 21, 2026

MP and councils join calls for Burniston decision delay

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 21, 2026

“Gloves off” in dispute over gas drilling and fracking at Burniston

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 20, 2026

Company profile: Europa Oil & Gas Limited

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 19, 2026

Time for tea? Could mothballed West Sussex oil well provide heat for tea production?

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 3, 2024 • ( 25 Comments )

A suspended oil site in West Sussex, where no work has been carried out for nearly six years, could supply geothermal heat for farming, including tea production, according to new plans.

UK onshore oil and gas production in charts – October 2023

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 2, 2024

UK onshore gas volumes in October rose with increased production from Saltfleetby. But onshore oil fell for the third consecutive month with lower output at Wytch Farm and a well workover at Wressle.

January 2024 headlines

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 2, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Keep up to date with January 2024’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.

Wressle reserves upgraded

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 2, 2024

A report on the Wressle oil field in North Lincolnshire has upgraded reserves.

2 onshore oil and gas wells drilled in 2023 – official data

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 1, 2024

Just two onshore oil and gas wells were drilled in 2023 – and one of them has already been abandoned. This is despite government policy to “max out” domestic resources.

What to watch in 2024?

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 31, 2023 • ( 7 Comments )

DrillOrDrop’s checklist of what to look out for in 2024 on UK onshore oil and gas. You can also catch up with the headlines from 2023 in our review of the year.

Review of 2023: a year of legal challenges

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 30, 2023 • ( 3 Comments )

A landmark legal challenge to UK onshore oil and gas production was heard by the country’s highest court in 2023.

Happy Christmas 2023 from DrillOrDrop

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 23, 2023 • ( 6 Comments )

The DrillOrDrop team wishes all our readers a very happy Christmas.

Saltfleetby gas storage plans to be accelerated as Angus Energy agrees £20m debt facility

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 20, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

The operator of the Saltfleetby gas field, Angus Energy, has agreed a £20m debt facility.

Increased flow rate allowed at Wressle

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 19, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Higher oil production have been approved at the Wressle well in North Lincolnshire, one of the site investors has announced.

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