Formal complaint against Environment Agency on Burniston permit
A formal complaint has been made against the Environment Agency (EA) over the way it has handled plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Star Energy looks for new oil and gas opportunities
Star Energy, the oil and gas operator with multiple UK onshore sites, is planning to expand its portfolio, according to company accounts.
Government refuses to block lower-volume fracking
The Burnham government has confirmed it will not ban lower-volume fracking.
Wressle production down 15%
Production at the UK’s newest onshore oil site has dropped 15%, accounts from one of the partners have revealed.
Campaigners launch fundraiser for legal challenge on methane pollution
Campaigners gathered outside the Horndean B oil site in Hampshire yesterday (6 September 2026) to launch a fundraiser for a legal challenge over methane pollution from onshore oil and gas sites in the UK.
Cuadrilla’s Balcombe claim contradicts officials and partner
A statement by Cuadrilla about the controversial Balcombe oil site in West Sussex apparently conflicts with information from officials and the company’s own partner.
Union Jack directors ousted
All three Union Jack Oil directors, David Bramhill, Joseph O’Farrell and Zac Phillips, have been removed immediately from the board, the company announced today (24 August 2026).
Public consultation underway on Rosebank oil and gas field
People have three weeks to comment on the controversial Rosebank development, Britan’s biggest undeveloped oil and gas field.
Second oil expansion plan accused of defective climate assessment
Campaigners have criticised another oil operator for a “flawed assessment” of the climate impact of drilling and production plans.
Energy minister downplays earthquake risk of lower-volume fracking
The UK energy minister has suggested that lower-volume fracking does not have the same earthquake risk as hydraulic fracturing for shale gas.
