Company profile: Europa Oil & Gas Limited
Europa Oil & Gas Limited has been making headlines since it announced controversial plans a year ago for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston, near Scarborough.
Who drilled where in 2025?
The UK onshore industry drilled no oil and gas wells during 2025, according to official data.
Consultation opens on Egdon’s Foxholes gas plan
People are being inviting to give their views on proposals by Egdon Resources to drill for gas on the edge of Foxholes in the Yorkshire Wolds.
Dorset planners back expansion at suspended oil site
Officials have supported plans for more drilling and oil production at a mothballed site in rural Dorset.
Foxholes rejects gas drilling plans with a “line in the chalk”
The North Yorkshire village of Foxholes has opposed plans by Egdon Resources to explore for gas.
Egdon gives notice of Foxholes application
Egdon Resources has given formal notice that it will apply for planning permission for gas exploration near the North Yorkshire village of Foxholes.
Egdon meeting on Foxholes gas plans
Egdon Resources says it is giving more details this week of its new plans to explore for gas near a village in North Yorkshire.
National park votes against objection to Burniston gas plans – but recommends strengthened conditions
Proposals to explore for gas near the edge of the North York Moors would not cause “significant harm” to the national park, the park’s authority agreed this morning.
Second council unanimously rejects Burniston gas drilling plans
Another council has voted unanimously against plans to drill for gas at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Operator criticised over new work at gas site mothballed for three years
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”.
DRILL OR DROP? 