“Today’s news is a turning point for the country’s energy future. Shale gas has the potential to create jobs, generate tax revenues, reduce our reliance on imported gas, and improve our balance of payments,” said Francis Egan, CEO of Cuadrilla Resources. “Our exploration has shown that under Lancashire there is a belt of gas-filled shale …
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“We welcome the government’s initiative to help the emerging shale gas industry get established,” said Francis Egan, Cuadrilla’s CEO. Cuadrilla is seeking approval to drill, fracture and flow test a small number of wells in 2013. “Exploration is necessary to have a better understanding about how shale gas can be developed safely and sensibly from the Bowland …
Cuadrilla welcomes the publication of the Energy Bill which provides a clearer framework for the UK’s energy future, including the role of natural gas as a key part of the energy mix. “There is no faster route to controlling escalating energy bills and improving the UK’s competitiveness than developing and producing our own home grown …
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Nearly twice as many local people support shale gas exploration in Lancashire than oppose it, according to a new survey. Cuadrilla Resources commissioned BritainThinks to conduct 1,000 telephone interviews with people living in three council areas – Blackpool, Fylde and West Lancashire. The purpose of the survey was to understand peoples’ attitudes about shale gas, …
Cuadrilla Resources announces the award of the Pionki Exploration Licence in Poland. The licence covers an area of 207,372 acres (827.42 km²), and is located in east-central Poland in the greater Lublin Trough/Radom-Krasnik High. Cuadrilla will, in the first instance, be undertaking a 150km 2D seismic program which is expected to be completed in the …
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We have made a decision to re-spud our well at Anna’s Road. Re-spudding entails discontinuing our current well and preparing another about 10 feet away from the original. Re-spudding wells is common practice in the industry. The consequence of this is that the completion of our drilling operations at Anna’s Road will be delayed by …
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Cuadrilla Resources has submitted an application to the Environment Agency for a permit to safely dispose of its returned water. Cuadrilla currently has completed exploration well sites near Banks, Singleton and Weeton. A fourth exploration well is currently being drilled at Westby. The Environment Agency is charged with regulating Cuadrilla’s water usage and disposal, and …
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For the second time in two months, protestors from outside Lancashire have been found guilty of trespassing on Cuadrilla’s site at Banks, West Lancashire. On the first occasion two protestors were also found guilty of assaulting Cuadrilla staff. On both occasions, defence arguments that Cuadrilla’s operations were unlawful were dismissed by the judge. In the …
Cuadrilla Resources, the British company exploring for gas in Lancashire, is to submit an application to Lancashire County Council to continue work at a temporary site near Hesketh Bank. A 10,500 feet deep well was drilled between August and November 2011 at the West Lancashire site. After the well was completed, the company removed its …
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Cuadrilla Resources has announced that it will submit a planning application for a horizontal well at its Anna’s Road site. The British company is exploring for natural gas in Lancashire and by drilling a horizontal well at Anna’s Road will be able to gain a better understanding of the consistency of the Shale rock and …
