3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (358+ words) The lawyer who successfully led a landmark challenge on onshore oil and gas at the Supreme Court was appointed an OBE in the King's birthday honours. Estelle Dehon KC received the honour for services to environmental law. She is one…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (364+ words) Reabold Resources has offered to buy Union Jack Oil, both companies confirmed this morning. Statements to investors announced that discussions were underway for Reabold to acquire all Union Jack shares. (Reabold statement and Union Jack statement) At the time of…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (1266+ words) UK Oil & Gas is selling its stake in the troubled Horse Hill production site and licence, the company's last remaining hydrocarbon interest. The company announced in a statement today (12/6/26) it had agreed sell its entire 85. 635% interest in Horse Hill and…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (266+ words) A Conservative-led council has urged the UK government to deliver its promise to ban fracking. East Riding of Yorkshire Council voted unanimously last month in favour of a motion opposing fracking in the county. The motion focussed on plans for…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (418+ words) 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. The findings, for the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, are at odds with Reform's national…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (371+ words) 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. The case, brought by local campaigner Peter Lomas, seeks to quash the Environment…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (616+ words) 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. The Weald Action Group, which secured the 2024 Finch Ruling at the Supreme Court, said…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (617+ words) Expansion of the Wressle oil site near Scunthorpe would result in more than one million tonnes of climate-damaging greenhouse gases, documents have revealed. But the developer, Egdon Resources, has said the proposal would not have a significant impact on climate…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (197+ words) The formal refusal of planning permission for drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire was confirmed this afternoon. The county council's strategic planning committee voted almost unanimously in April against the proposal by Europa Oil & Gas. But members…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (303+ words) The government committed in today's King's Speech to a permanent ban on fracking " but there's no still detail on which operations would be included. Briefing documents confirmed that the Energy Independence Bill would deliver the government's manifesto promise to ban…...