AN UPDATE ON ACTIVITY THIS WEEK AT CUADRILLA…

We thought it might be helpful to provide a general update on activity that has been ongoing since seismicity measuring 2.9ML on the Richter scale was detected at our shale gas exploration site in Preston New Road on Monday, August 26, 2019. We would first like to acknowledge again that we are aware of the …

Seismic Event Monday August 26, 2019 – rolling updates

Last updated: 23:21 A spokesperson for Cuadrilla confirmed a micro-seismic event was detected at the shale exploration site in Preston New Road, near Blackpool, just before 10.20pm. The event measured 1.0ML on the Richter scale and had very limited ground motion associated with it. She said: “Cuadrilla was not hydraulically fracturing at the time and …

Statement on Saturday’s micro-seismicity

A spokesperson for Cuadrilla today confirmed micro seismicity had been detected at 11.01pm (Saturday 24th) by the highly sophisticated monitoring system in place at the shale gas exploration site in Preston New Road, near Blackpool, Lancashire. She added: “We can confirm that a micro seismic event measuring 2.1ML (local magnitude) on the Richter scale occured …

Statement on Micro Seismicity

A spokesman for Cuadrilla confirmed that micro seismicity had been detected at 8.46pm by the highly sophisticated monitoring system in place at the shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road, near Blackpool, Lancashire.   He added:  “We can confirm that a micro seismic event measuring 1.55ML (local magnitude) on the Richter scale occurred after …

SPEND FROM SHALE CONTINUES TO BOOST THE LANCASHIRE ECONOMY

Shale gas exploration company Cuadrilla has now pumped £16million directly into the Lancashire economy as it works to establish a new industry in the North West. Cuadrilla, which is based in Bamber Bridge but operates its flagship fracking site from Preston New Road, near Blackpool, revealed its latest spend as part of a longstanding corporate …

LEADING UK OPERATOR SAYS SHALE RESULTS WILL DETERMINE ITS POTENTIAL

The UK’S leading onshore shale gas exploration operator Cuadrilla today dismissed claims diminishing the potential of the Bowland Shale and said: “Wait for our results!” The operator, which resumed fracturing at the UK’s only operational shale exploration site in Preston New Road, Lancashire, last week, was responding to information published by Nottingham University today (Tuesday, …

CUADRILLA CONFIRMS RESUMPTION OF FRACKING AT PRESTON NEW ROAD

Leading onshore shale gas exploration operator Cuadrilla today confirmed it has resumed hydraulic fracturing operations at its flagship Lancashire site in Preston New Road. The company announced that it would return to operations last month and has secured all the required permits and permissions to fracture up to 45 stages on its second horizontal well …

CUADRILLA SEEKS VARIATION ON PLANNING CONDITION AT PRESTON NEW ROAD

CUADRILLA SEEKS VARIATION ON PLANNING CONDITION AT PRESTON NEW ROAD LEADING shale gas exploration operator Cuadrilla will seek a minor variation under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to one of the conditions of its planning permission at its flagship Lancashire fracking site in Preston New Road. The company, based in …