Breaking: Oil companies drop Biscathorpe appeal
Partners seeking to produce oil in the protected Lincolnshire Wolds have abandoned their challenge to the refusal of planning permission, a formal statement announced this morning.
Landowners warned over risks of hosting oil and gas sites
Landowners in North Yorkshire who lease sites to oil and gas companies have been warned they could be responsible for the costs of clean-up and restoration.
UK onshore oil and gas production in figures and charts – April 2025
UK onshore gas volumes fell for the fourth consecutive month in April 2025. Production was the lowest for 18 months, down 23% on March 2025.
UK onshore oil and gas production in figures and charts – March 2025
Daily onshore gas production was down 10% in March 2025, compared with February – the lowest level since July last year. Daily oil production was down 3% on the month.
More delays over Biscathorpe environmental impacts
An oil company has again been given extra time to provide more information about its production plans in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
Another new low for UK onshore oil production in 2024
2024 UK onshore oil production fell for the 11th consecutive year to the lowest level for 37 years, according to official data published this week.
UK onshore oil and gas production in figures and charts – December 2024
The volume of UK onshore oil produced in December 2024 was up 5% , compared with the month before, almost topping the record for the year.
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.
Heyco confirms shale gas fracking plan in Gainsborough
The Texan company behind news of a giant gasfield in Lincolnshire confirmed today it is targeting shale.
“Giant gasfield” discovered in Lincolnshire – reports
Egdon Resources has discovered a “giant gasfield” in Lincolnshire, it was reported last night.
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