Review of 2025 – the return of fracking?
Fracking for UK onshore oil and gas hit the headlines again during 2025.
Barton Moss and Doe Green wells abandoned – Star Energy accounts
Wells at two key sites in the UK’s failed shale gas revolution have been abandoned.
Updated: Environmental campaigner removed from energy conference for “body language”
A campaigner who brought a legal challenge against oil production plans in Lincolnshire, was escorted out of an energy conference in the county this morning.
“Giant gasfield” discovered in Lincolnshire – reports
Egdon Resources has discovered a “giant gasfield” in Lincolnshire, it was reported last night.
“Uncertainty” over Cuadrilla’s finances
There is “material uncertainty” over the finances of companies in the Cuadrilla oil and gas group, annual accounts have revealed.
UK onshore oil and gas production in charts – August 2023
Onshore oil and gas production fell in August 2023, with a drop in extraction at the leading sites at Wytch Farm, Wressle and Saltfleetby.
What’s happened to onshore production since 2018?
Almost a fifth of UK onshore production fields have extracted no oil or gas in the past five years, according to analysis by DrillOrDrop.
UK onshore oil and gas production in charts – June 2023
Angus Energy’s gas site at Saltfleetby reached record levels for a second consecutive month since production resumed last year. This helped push the onshore contribution to total UK gas production to its highest level for a year.
IGas submits Glentworth oil production application
Formal plans have been submitted for a new Lincolnshire oil site that could produce up to 90,000 tonnes a year.
Latest onshore oil production – August 2022
DrillOrDrop’s review of the latest UK onshore oil data, for August 2022: Horse Hill production recovers as key onshore figures rise.
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