Plans for gas production and a pipeline in a remote part of the North York Moors National Park would have significant effects on the environment, government officials have ruled.
Fracking for UK onshore oil and gas hit the headlines again during 2025.
Daily onshore oil and gas production rates rose slightly in September 2025, compared with the month before.
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.
The government has been urged to withdraw the licence for oil operations at Balcombe in West Sussex because of the risk of water pollution.
An environmental campaigner is challenging the government over what he says are “misleading” and “inaccurate” claims about the controversial issue of fracking.
The North Yorkshire village of Foxholes has opposed plans by Egdon Resources to explore for gas.
People are invited to comment on the environmental impacts of gas exploration, including lower-volume fracking, at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Daily onshore gas production was down 10% in March 2025, compared with February – the lowest level since July last year. Daily oil production was down 3% on the month.
Opponents of oil operations in the West Sussex village of Balcombe have vowed to fight any future proposals for production, despite losing a recent legal challenge.
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