Views sought on Star Energy’s National Park cable plan
Star Energy is seeking to export electricity generated at a site in the South Downs National Park.
2025 headlines
Keep up to date with 2025’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas. We’re also posting updates on the decommissioning work at Cuadrilla’s shale gas wells at Preston New Road, near Blackpool.
Weald oil fields still emitting methane
Oil fields run by Star Energy, in or near the South Downs National Park, have been recorded emitting climate-changing gases for the third time.
Perenco confirms “potential” decommissioning of Wytch Farm by 2037
The operator of Wytch Farm, the UK’s largest onshore oil field, has confirmed it plans to decommission one of its wells by 2027 and may decommission all by 2037.
UK onshore oil and gas production in charts – April 2023
DrillOrDrop’s review of the latest UK onshore production data, for April 2023, reveals a big drop in monthly production from the largest field at Wytch Farm. This cut the UK’s total monthly onshore oil volumes by more than half.
End oil extraction at Wytch Farm, say campaigners
Campaigners and residents in Dorset are calling for tougher measures against the company behind last month’s oil leak in Poole Harbour.
Update on Poole Harbour oil leak: compensation, clean-up, produced water and wildlife
Perenco will pay for damage, minister tells peers
Major incident at Poole Harbour after oil pipeline leak
A major incident has been declared at Poole Harbour in Dorset after a leak from a pipeline from the Wytch Farm oil field.
Study calls for “robust monitoring” of redundant wells for methane leaks
New research into fugitive methane emissions has called for better monitoring of decommissioned onshore oil and gas wells.
Controls needed to cut risk of spills and leaks from UK shale gas industry – new research
The UK could see up to one spill for every four large shale gas pads, according to researchers.
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