The UK confirmed new licences this morning allowing oil and gas companies to explore in parts of the North Sea previously allocated for offshore wind power.

Oil revenue was down 24%, from £59.2m in 2022 to £44.8m in 2023. Gas revenue fell further, down 55%, from £4.2m in 2022 to £1 ...

UK onshore gas production dropped in February 2024, reflecting an 18% fall in output at the biggest producer, Saltfleetby. Daily onshore oil production rose 2%, despite a 28% drop at Wressle, the ...

The High Court has ruled for the second time in less than two years that the government’s plan to meet climate targets is unlawful. A judgement, issued today, followed a legal challenge by Friends of ...

UK onshore gas production dropped in February 2024, reflecting an 18% fall in output at the biggest producer, Saltfleetby. Daily onshore oil production rose 2%, despite a 28% drop at Wressle, the ...

UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has appointed a company to help farmout up to half its interest in the Loxley gas project in Surrey.

All onshore petroleum operations, including fracking, are to be banned in Northern Ireland and no new licences will be granted from now on, it was announced today. Conor Murphy, Northern Ireland’s ...

Plans to extend an oil site and build a new pipeline should be refused unless more information is provided because it could affect a prehistoric cemetery, historians have warned. Map from Egdon ...