Review of 2025 – the return of fracking?
Fracking for UK onshore oil and gas hit the headlines again during 2025.
Planning update
DrillOrDrop reports on the latest news on UK planning and permitting applications for onshore oil and gas.
Updated: MP calls for Balcombe oil licence to be withdrawn over water contamination fears
The government has been urged to withdraw the licence for oil operations at Balcombe in West Sussex because of the risk of water pollution.
Angus Energy chief resigns
The chief executive of the oil and gas company, Angus Energy, has a resigned, a statement said this morning.
Campaigners pledge to fight future oil production in Balcombe
Opponents of oil operations in the West Sussex village of Balcombe have vowed to fight any future proposals for production, despite losing a recent legal challenge.
Angus works with lender on takeover
The operator of the UK’s largest onshore gasfield is working with its lender on the potential takeover of production assets off the southern USA.
Balcombe loses appeal over Angus Energy oil test
Residents in Balcombe in West Sussex have lost a legal challenge against testing an oil well in their village.
Waste fluid can be trucked to Surrey oil site for disposal
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.
Officials back plans to import wastewater to Brockham oil site
Planners are supporting proposals to tanker wastewater from oil wells in southern England to inject into site in a Surrey village to boost production.
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