Shale setback as Cuadrilla’s plans rejected June 29, 2015 THE UK’S nascent shale gas industry suffered a shock setback yesterday, when Lancashire council rejected Cuadrilla’s application to frack at a site in the county, despite planning officers giving it the green light. Energy firm Cuadrilla was planning to explore for shale gas at the Preston New Road site by using the controversial fracking technique [...]
Cuadrilla bid for fracking project at Roseacre Wood in Lancashire rejected, but it may appeal June 25, 2015 Cuadrilla has failed in its bid to get a fracking project approved at Roseacre Wood in Lancashire, but says it may appeal the decision. Read more: Decision on Cuadrilla bid deferred until Monday The company had two decisions under review, and Lancashire County Council’s planning officers had recommended that the bid be declined. A decision on [...]
Decision on Cuadrilla bid for first UK fracking operation for four years at Preston New Road site in Lancashire deferred until Monday June 24, 2015 Cuadrilla’s wait to find out if it can start the UK’s first fracking operation in four years will be dragged on, after Lancashire County Council deferred the decision. Read more: Cuadrilla bid for first UK fracking operation for four years to be debated Cuadrilla’s application for permission to frack on the Preston New Road site is [...]
Cuadrilla bid for first UK fracking operation for four years to be debated June 23, 2015 A bid to start the first fracking operation in the UK for four years could be decided tomorrow, as gas exploration company Cuadrilla hope to extract shale gas in Lancashire. Fracking applications for two Lancashire sites, Little Plumpton and Roseacre Wood, now lie with the county council. Cuadrilla’s application for Little Plumpton is recommended for [...]
Frackers rejoice after council warms to shale as Cuadrilla’s Lancashire proposal wins backing June 15, 2015 Frackers yesterday welcomed planning officers’ backing of Cuadrilla’s shale gas proposal at a site in Lancashire, saying it shows that communities are starting to warm to the controversial energy extraction technique. Lancashire council planning officers recommended that the council should approve Cuadrilla’s fracking application at the Preston New Road site when a decision is [...]
Cuadrilla hit by planning issues over Lancashire frack sites January 21, 2015 The UK’s burgeoning shale gas industry was dealt another blow yesterday after it was revealed that Lancashire County Council’s planning officers have recommended that Cuadrilla’s applications to develop sites in the region be refused. The natural resources exploration and production company has applied to drill, hydraulically fracture, or frack, and test the flow of gas [...]
A fracking great win for Cuadrilla backed farmers August 28, 2014 It often feels as though fracking firm Cuadrilla doesn’t have many friends in the countryside. But yesterday a fracking court case came to a conclusion, which saw local farmers and landowners team up with Cuadrilla to get rid of the protesters on their land. The frackers had some backers. Local landowners from Lancashire went to [...]
Anti-Cuadrilla fracking activists No Dash For Gas digging in wrong spot August 18, 2014 Anti-fracking campaigners No Dash For Gas didn’t quite achieve their goal yesterday pitching up on the wrong floor of the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce to protest about Cuadrilla. The fracking company rents one of the Chamber’s floors, but protesters set up shop on a different level. “They have been informed of the [...]
Boost for UK shale as Cuadrilla and Egdon get plans underway June 11, 2014 THE UK’S nascent shale gas industry was given a boost yesterday, as energy firms Cuadrilla and Egdon Resources reported progress with their plans to exploit the resource. Lancashire council has validated Cuadrilla’s proposal to frack up to four exploration wells at a site in the county, which means the planning application will be open to [...]
Cuadrilla geologist ups shale gas estimate by 50 per cent March 5, 2014 Estimates of shale gas reserves in parts of the North West of England have been raised by 50 per cent. A geologist with shale gas explorer Cuadrilla, said there could be as much as 330 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of shale gas in the company's licensed area, according to the BBC. Using data from fracking [...]