CUADRILLA’S NEW LANCASHIRE HQ TO BE LOCATED AT BAMBER BRIDGE

Cuadrilla’s New Lancashire HQ to Be Located at Bamber Bridge Cuadrilla is pleased to confirm that its new headquarters will be based at Bamber Bridge, South-East of the city of Preston.  The company will be moving employees to the new office in early 2016. North and Western Lancashire Chamber CEO Babs Murphy said: “Local businesses …

CUADRILLA OFFERED NEW ONSHORE OIL & GAS LICENCES IN YORKSHIRE

Cuadrilla is pleased to announce it has been offered two new exploration licences, as part of the UK Government’s 14th Round for onshore oil and gas licences. The licences, each one approximately 100km² in area, and all located in Yorkshire, are Block SE95 in the South Cleveland Basin and Block SE40f in the Gainsborough Trough.  …

CUADRILLA WELCOMES GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON SHALE GAS PLANNING

Cuadrilla warmly welcomes this announcement from the Government and its continued commitment to get exploration for shale gas underway in the UK.  It is undoubtedly in the national and the local interest to ascertain whether we will be able to satisfy the continued need for natural gas in the UK from our own indigenous onshore …

CUADRILLA TO RELOCATE ITS HEADQUARTERS TO LANCASHIRE

Cuadrilla is pleased to confirm that it is to relocate its head office to Lancashire at the start of 2016. The British company’s new headquarters will position its management and operational team within its shale gas exploration licence area in Lancashire. Cuadrilla currently has its head office in Lichfield, Staffordshire, where the company was founded …

CUADRILLA TO APPEAL PLANNING APPLICATION REFUSALS FOR LANCASHIRE SHALE GAS EXPLORATION SITES

Cuadrilla plans to appeal Lancashire County Council’s (LCC) Development Control Committee’s decisions last month to refuse planning consent for two applications for temporary shale gas exploration sites. The applications sought planning permission to drill, hydraulically fracture and test the flow of gas from up to four exploration wells on each of two sites, one at …

STATEMENT FROM CUADRILLA REGARDING LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL’S DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE’S DECISION TO DENY PLANNING CONSENT FOR THE APPLICATION TO DRILL, FRACTURE AND FLOW TEST UP TO FOUR WELLS AT PRESTON NEW ROAD

“We are surprised and disappointed that Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee has denied planning consent for our application to explore for shale gas at Preston New Road, particularly as their decision follows a positive recommendation by the Council’s Planning Officers.  We remain committed to the responsible exploration of the huge quantity of natural gas …

STATEMENT FROM CUADRILLA REGARDING LANCASHIRE COUNTRY COUNCIL’S DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE’S DECISION TO DENY PLANNING CONSENT FOR THE APPLICATION TO DRILL, FRACTURE AND FLOW TEST UP TO FOUR WELLS AT ROSEACRE WOOD

“We are disappointed but not surprised that Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee has denied planning consent for our application at Roseacre Wood, as their decision follows a negative recommendation by the Council’s Planning Officers.  We are committed to the responsible exploration and development of the huge quantity of natural gas locked up in the …

STATEMENT FROM CUADRILLA REGARDING LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL’S PLANNING OFFICER RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE APPLICATIONS TO DRILL, FRACTURE AND FLOW TEST UP TO FOUR WELLS AT PRESTON NEW ROAD AND ROSEACRE WOOD IN LANCASHIRE

“We are pleased that Lancashire County Council’s Planning Officers have recommended that the Councils’ Development Control Committee grant planning consent for our application at Preston New Road.  In January 2015, Officers recommended refusal at Preston New Road only on grounds of night-time noise and we duly submitted additional information on mitigation measures, which was publicly …

ENERGY COMPANIES RENEW FYLDE RUGBY CLUB SPONSORSHIP

As one of the club’s main sponsors Cuadrilla and Centrica Energy – will again have their names on the first team shirts for the new 2015-2016 National One League season. The agreement also means that the Lancashire shale gas exploration partners will continue to support the club’s junior rugby development. Fylde RU chairman Andy Hiles said: …

ROY FRANKLIN OBE APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF CUADRILLA

Roy Franklin OBE has been appointed as the new Chairman of Cuadrilla Resources. Mr Franklin joined the board of Cuadrilla Resources in 2012 and will take up his new post with immediate effect. A geologist by training, he has extensive petroleum industry experience, including several positions with British oil and gas companies. He joined the …