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DRILL OR DROP?

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

Call for delay to Burniston gas decision over planning policy shift

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 22, 2025

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

Teenager campaigns against oil production in the Surrey greenbelt

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 16, 2021 • ( 24 Comments )

A 17-year-old climate activist from Brockham in Surrey is urging local people to object to plans for 15 years of oil production plans in her village as the deadline approaches for public comments.

Fracking opposition more than double support – new government survey

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 16, 2021 • ( 15 Comments )

More than twice as many people oppose fracking than support it, according to a new government survey published today.

UKOG announces plans for geothermal energy hub at Horse Hill

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 16, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

The company behind oil production at Horse Hill in Surrey has announced plans to develop geothermal energy at the site.

Plans published for new well target and another year at North Kelsey exploration site

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 15, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

The company behind rejected oil production plans in the Lincolnshire Wolds has now applied to extend the life of another site for a third time.

Government responds to fracking industry legal letter

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 13, 2021 • ( 11 Comments )

A government department has confirmed it has acted on a threat of legal action from the onshore shale gas industry over the moratorium on fracking.

Latest UK onshore oil production data: August 2021

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 10, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Key figures Daily production: 14,399.66 barrels per dayWeight: 58,472.4 tonnesVolume: 70,967 m3Volume of onshore as a proportion of UK total oil production: 1.80%

UKOG fails to win extra Turkish licences

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 10, 2021 • ( 4 Comments )

The Weald-based UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) plc confirmed today its bid for three new licences in Turkey had been unsuccessful.

Cambo oil field plans paused

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 10, 2021 • ( 5 Comments )

Development of the controversial Cambo oil field off Shetland has been paused.

IGas and Third Energy join project to store CO2 and hydrogen in old wells

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 9, 2021 • ( 3 Comments )

IGas has confirmed it is part of a consortium of academics and industry to turn exhausted oil and gas wells into test sites to bury carbon dioxide and store hydrogen.

Mozambique gas project could lift “millions out of poverty” – government lawyer

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 8, 2021 • ( 13 Comments )

The UK government has defended its decision to invest $1.15bn in a massive gas scheme in Mozambique.

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