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.
Broadford Bridge clean-up imminent, says council
Work to plug and abandon wells at a dormant oil site in West Sussex is due to begin this month, DrillOrDrop has learned.
UK onshore oil and gas production in figures and charts – September 2025
Daily onshore oil and gas production rates rose slightly in September 2025, compared with the month before.
Government ban on new onshore oil and gas licences
The UK government has confirmed there will be no new licences for onshore oil and gas in England.
Consultation opens on Egdon’s Foxholes gas plan
People are being inviting to give their views on proposals by Egdon Resources to drill for gas on the edge of Foxholes in the Yorkshire Wolds.
Horse Hill latest
Key information needed for a new planning application for a controversial drilling site in Surrey will be submitted before Christmas, it was revealed today.
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 – August 2025
UK onshore oil and gas production rose in August 2025 compared with the month before. But volumes did not reach the peaks recorded over the past year.
Campaigners call for tougher rules on methane releases from onshore oil and gas
The government risks undermining its goals to cut methane emissions without stricter regulations on onshore oil and gas operations, environmental campaigners have argued.
Updated: MP calls for Balcombe oil licence to be withdrawn over water contamination fears
The government has been urged to withdraw the licence for oil operations at Balcombe in West Sussex because of the risk of water pollution.
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