Plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire are likely to be decided next month (April).

A new share placing could raise £1.9m for the West Newton oil and gas project in East Yorkshire, the leading partner has announced. West Newton-A site in East Yorkshire. Photo: Used with the owner’s ...

Detailed plans linked to long-term oil production and further drilling at Horse Hill in Surrey were withdrawn today by the site operator, officials confirmed.

Plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire are likely to be decided next month (April).

The MP representing Balcombe, site of a controversial oil well in West Sussex, has asked the government how water supplies could be affected by the onshore industry.

Apparent procedural irregularities and widespread opposition over the handling of gas drilling plans has prompted calls for scrutiny of North Yorkshire Council. Burniston Parish Council has asked ...

About 1,400 formal objections have been submitted in a public consultation on the Europa Oil & Gas exploration plans near the North York Moors national park. At the time of writing, just seven ...

The volume of UK onshore gas fell nearly 4.5% in January 2025, compared with the month before. This was the lowest monthly volume since September 2024 and mainly because a fall in production at ...

Cuadrilla statement said the rig is expected to arrive towards the end of February. It also said: “Cuadrilla plans to move equipment onto the Preston New Road site in the second half of February to ...

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. The area around the ...

This morning, a majority of three to two Supreme Court justices ruled that greenhouse gas emissions from the use of oil – known as downstream emissions – should be taken into account in planning ...