Officials update report on Burniston frack plan
A revised official report on plans for gas drilling and fracking in Burniston, North Yorkshire, was published today ahead of next week’s decision meeting.
Refuse more time for Lancashire frack site – planners recommend
Officials in Lancashire are recommending refusal of a bid to extend the life of the mothballed Preston New Road fracking site near Blackpool.
Plans return for new well at Whisby oilfield
A proposal for a new sidetrack production well at the Whisby oilfield in Lincolnshire is back with planners – three years after it was previously approved.
Oil production restarts at Keddington
Production at the Keddington oilfield in Lincolnshire has resumed, a partner announced this morning.
Clean-up countdown – 150+ days overdue
Cuadrilla had until Sunday 8 June 2025 to restore its former Lancashire fracking site at Preston New Road to farmland. But so far, the work has not started.
Plugging of fracked wells – start imminent
Key equipment was installed today to decommission Cuadrilla’s fracked shale gas wells and work is expected to start imminently.
Pictures: More equipment enters frack site
At least 10 lorry loads of equipment were delivered today to decommission two former shale gas wells at Cuadrilla’s mothballed fracking site near Blackpool.
Updated: Decom equipment delivered to frack site
Decommissioning of Cuadrilla’s mothballed fracking wells is due to get underway within days after a crane was delivered to the site near Blackpool.
Expansion plans published for Wressle oil site
The UK’s second largest onshore oil production site has published proposals to increase its footprint by about a third and drill two new wells.
“Misson shale gas well due to be decommissioned within next week”, says council
Work to plug and abandon one of England’s few shale gas wells has been delayed – but it is due to be completed “within the next week”, DrillOrDrop has learned.
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