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DRILL OR DROP?

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

Government to rule on Waddock Cross environmental study

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 18, 2025

Horse Hill – key details delayed

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 17, 2025

Breaking: Oil companies drop Biscathorpe appeal

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 15, 2025

UKOG reveals reasons for Weald licence surrender

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 12, 2025

Broadford Bridge clean-up imminent, says council

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 11, 2025

Ban on low volume fracking looks unlikely

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 10, 2025

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

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 1, 2025

UK onshore gas production fell again in May 2025, for the fifth consecutive month. The May figure was the lowest for 18 months, despite a small increase in production from the largest field at Saltfleetby. Onshore oil volume was up slightly in May 2025 compared with April – […]

West Newton fracturing heading for approval

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 31, 2025

Plans to carry out a lower-volume hydraulic fracture at the West Newton-A oil and gas site in East Yorkshire look likely to get the go-ahead.

UKOG accounts delayed again

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 30, 2025

The oil company at the centre of a landmark legal ruling on climate emissions has again delayed the publication of its annual report and accounts.

Consultation underway on delay to Cuadrilla’s frack site restoration

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 23, 2025

People are invited to comment on a bid by Cuadrilla to extend the life of its former fracking site near Blackpool. A public consultation runs until Thursday 7 August 2025.

Village meetings to discuss Egdon’s Yorkshire gas plan

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 23, 2025

Yorkshire villagers are meeting to discuss plans by Egdon Resources for gas drilling at Foxholes.

Angus update on lender talks and production

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 23, 2025

Angus Energy says its talks with its lender, Trafigura, are continuing over a proposed reverse takeover of US production assets and the revision of the loan repayment schedule.

Fluid injection at Brockham could cause earthquakes, scientists warn

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 21, 2025

Plans to inject waste fluid at a Surrey oil site could cause “potentially damaging earthquakes”, two earth scientists have warned.

Views sought on environmental impact of Europa’s Burniston gas plans

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 20, 2025

People are invited to comment on the environmental impacts of gas exploration, including lower-volume fracking, at Burniston in North Yorkshire.

Elswick gas site gets five more years

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 18, 2025

Cuadrilla’s Elswick gas production site near Blackpool has been granted a five-year extension.

Reform council unanimously opposes Burniston fracking plan

By Ruth Hayhurst on July 17, 2025

The Reform-led Scarborough Town Council has voted unanimously against plans for lower volume fracking in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.

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