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).
Fencing being removed at frack site
Fencing at Cuadrilla’s controversial former fracking site in Lancashire is being dismantled and removed.
Opposition investors seek removal of Union Jack directors
Shareholders opposed to the takeover of Union Jack Oil are seeking a general meeting to remove three directors from the board.
Cuadrilla fracking site – council enforces restoration
The controversial shale gas site at Preston New Road in Lancashire must be returned to farmland by the end of the year, officials confirmed today (8 June 2026).
Misson shale gas site: restoration due to start in days
Restoration of Nottinghamshire’s only shale gas site is due to begin later this month.
West Newton looks at reservoir stimulation treatments to make wells flow
Well tests at Rathlin Energy’s exploration sites in East Yorkshire recovered oil and gas but did not achieve sustained flow rates, it was revealed today.
Updated: East Yorkshire drilling protest tops 50 hours
Updated 13 May 2019 A protest outside an oil and gas exploration site at West Newton, north of Hull, has entered its third day.
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