Europa focuses on four UK onshore sites in 2026
Europa Oil & Gas, the company behind rejected plans for lower-volume fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire, is also pursuing developments at three other sites onshore in the UK, it revealed today.
Union Jack warning on UK onshore oil and gas assets
An investor in the Wressle and West Newton fields warned today that government policy has made its UK business “increasingly difficult to progress”.
Angus seeks consent to store flammable liquids at Saltfleetby
Angus Energy has applied for permission to store condensate, a flammable liquid produced along with gas, at its field in Lincolnshire.
Biscathorpe decommissioning due
An oil well in the Lincolnshire Wolds is to be decommissioned in the coming weeks.
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.
Review of 2025 – the return of fracking?
Fracking for UK onshore oil and gas hit the headlines again during 2025.
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.
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.
Angus update on lender talks and production
Angus Energy says its talks with its lender, Trafigura, are continuing over a proposed reverse takeover of US production assets and the revision of the loan repayment schedule.
Updated: More delays over Biscathorpe oil production decision
The decision on plans to produce oil in the Lincolnshire Wolds has been delayed again.
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