The oil site at the centre of a landmark Supreme Court judgement on climate emissions continued “unlawful” operations, despite announcing work had been suspended. Horse Hill oil site, Surrey.

The Court of Sessions ruled this morning that the decision did not take into account the greenhouse gas emissions from the use of the oil. The decision on the smaller Jackdaw gasfield was also ruled ...

UK production of onshore oil was up in November 2024 but onshore gas was down, according to official figures just released. The oil increase was because of a 5,000m3 (12%) rise in volume from the UK’s ...

Catch up with recent UK onshore oil and gas applications and decisions with DrillOrDrop’s update. Our list covers both planning and permitting, plus planning breaches from the past 12 months.

The company has applied for permission for an underground power cable from the oil and gas site at Singleton to the electricity distribution network. It already has consent for two large gas ...

A court in Edinburgh has ruled that the former UK government’s go-ahead for the Rosebank oilfield off Shetland was unlawful.

Egdon Resources wans to drill for gas at a new site between Bridlington and Scarborough, official documents have shown. Proposed location of gas drilling site and trajectory of well, (both shown in ...

Shale drilling and fracturing techniques could drive the development of geothermal power, the world’s leading energy organisation said today.

Permission for oil production in the Lincolnshire Wolds has been quashed following the landmark climate judgement by the Supreme Court last month. Another key decision, to allow a new coal mine in ...

The council that approved plans for expansion of the Wressle oil and gas site near Scunthorpe will not defend a legal challenge, it was reported this morning.

A court in Edinburgh has ruled that the former UK government’s go-ahead for the Rosebank oilfield off Shetland was unlawful.

Most of the official exploration licences issued nearly a decade ago in England’s bid to go “all out for shale” no longer exist.