A lower-volume frack and well test at the West Newton-A oil and gas site in East Yorkshire could start within three months, the operator revealed today. In an update, Rathlin Energy said the operations were due to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. drillordrop.com/2026/06/05/w...
Egdon Resources, the company that gave up on oil operations in the protected landscape of the Lincolnshire Wolds is now trying to keep the abandoned well pad.
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DrillOrDrop’s round-up of announcements from three companies with UK onshore oil and gas interests: investor raises stake, director resigns and refinancing continues.
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The controversial shale gas site at Preston New Road in Lancashire must be restored to farmland by the end of the year. Lancashire County Council said in a statement it had served an enforcement notice on Cuadrilla for the site near Blackpool.
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Reform UK voters prefer solar farms to fracking sites – new poll
Nearly twice as many Reform UK voters would back a solar farm in their area than support fracking, according to a new poll published today.
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Legal papers have been submitted to the High Court in a legal challenge against plans for lower-volume fracking at an oil and gas site in East Yorkshire.
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UKOG sells Horse Hill stake in £1m deal. UK Oil & Gas is selling its stake in the troubled Horse Hill production site and licence, the company’s last remaining hydrocarbon interest.
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The campaign group behind a landmark legal judgement on carbon emissions has criticised official advice to government on the climate impact of onshore oil and gas.
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Union Jack, the company with the biggest stake in the Wressle oil field, has agreed a £1m loan from the site operator, Egdon Resources.
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Conservative-led East Riding of Yorkshire Council has urged the UK government to deliver its promise to ban fracking.
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The controversial shale gas site at Preston New Road in Lancashire must be restored to farmland by the end of the year, officials confirmed today (8 June 2026).
The campaign group behind a landmark legal judgement on carbon emissions has criticised official advice to government on the climate impact of onshore oil and gas.
A lower-volume frack and well test at the West Newton-A oil and gas site in East Yorkshire could start within three months, the operator revealed today.
DrillOrDrop’s round-up of announcements from three companies with UK onshore oil and gas interests: investor raises stake, director resigns and refinancing continues.
Legal papers have been submitted to the High Court in a legal challenge against plans for lower-volume fracking at an oil and gas site in East Yorkshire.
