UK shale gas exploration company Cuadrilla Resources has created an online ePortal to allow the public to view the status of environmental monitoring of its drill site at Preston New Road, Little Plumpton in England’s county of Lancashire. The company said the portal design has taken into account environmental priorities set out by local people…
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Work to prepare the first horizontal fracking site in the UK for shale gas extraction has begun in Lancashire. The government approved energy firm Cuadrilla Resources’s plans to frack at the Preston New Road site at Little Plumpton in October last year. The firm said it started site construction work on Thursday after Lancashire County Council agreed…
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Britain’s government approved its second-ever shale gas fracking permit last week, overruling a local authority decision and boosting the country’s position as Europe’s most promising shale gas exploration ground. Communities and Local Government Minister Sajid Javid gave the go-ahead for Cuadrilla Resources to carry out hydraulic fracturing at a site in northwest England. The approval…
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Fracking for natural gas does not enjoy good press: 53% of Americans oppose it, only slightly better than the 57% who are against despised coal mining. The UK’s opposition Labour Party has pledged to ban fracking in the (unlikely) event it wins power. The industry is delivering more gas at lower prices than ever before,…
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As new UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s government prepares to take the UK out of the European Union, it’s likely to promote one technology shunned by most nations on the mainland — fracking. May, her predecessor David Cameron, and newly appointed members of her cabinet including former Energy Secretary Amber Rudd have supported hydraulic fracturing of Britain’s shale…
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Cuadrilla Resources’ plans for shale gas exploration at a site between Preston and Blackpool have been rejected by local councillors. The move will be “viewed as a considerable set-back for shale gas exploration in England”, an expert has said. The energy company had applied for permission to conduct drilling, hydraulic fracturing and gas flow testing…
DetailsBritish officials have adjourned until Monday the process for deciding whether to grant shale gas firm Cuadrilla Resources a project planning permit in northwest England. If approved, the shale gas project at Preston New Road near Blackpool could become Britain’s first producing shale gas site, should the testing stage demonstrate commercial viability. A decision was…
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Rejecting plans for test fracking in Lancashire would send a message that the county was not open for business and investment, a coalition of local businesses, academics, farmers and students has warned, according to a report in The Guardian. Members of the North West Energy Task Force said it would be a missed opportunity to…
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Proposals for fracking for shale gas at a site in Lancashire should be approved, planning officers have recommended. Lancashire County Council published reports with recommendations on planning applications from shale company Cuadrilla to develop two new sites between Preston and Blackpool to explore for shale gas by drilling, fracking and testing the flow of gas.…
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The U.K.’s nascent fracking industry will get a clearer view of whether it is ever likely to get off the ground over the next fortnight. On Monday it will learn whether professional council planning officers will permit fracking in Lancashire, in the north west of England. If they give Cuadrilla Resources the go ahead, the…
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