Nick Mace, environmental manager at Cuadrilla, said: “Establishing a shale gas industry here in the UK is absolutely compatible with and indeed critical for reducing global carbon emissions and supporting the country’s energy needs as we move towards creating more renewable energy. “At the moment, renewables simply cannot create anywhere near enough energy to meet …
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Cuadrilla is delighted that future scientists and engineers from Highfield Leadership Academy have scooped the £10,000 first prize of science funding for their school in the seventh annual Young Engineers challenge at Blackpool and The Fylde College. Passionate about encouraging more young people to enter the engineering profession, the onshore shale gas operator has sponsored …
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Onshore shale gas exploration operator Cuadrilla today announced it would not appeal against the decision to refuse planning permission for a new site at Roseacre Wood, Lancashire. Cuadrilla, which is headquartered in nearby Bamber Bridge, said it would continue to progress operations at its flagship site in Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, where early results …
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The UK’s leading shale gas exploration company remobilised a range of specialist kit onto its flagship Lancashire fracking site today as new financial forecasting revealed the industry could create billions of pounds in economic benefits and thousands of new jobs. Cuadrilla, which is based in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, delivered a range of specialist equipment onto …
A spokesperson for Cuadrilla said: “Cuadrilla has no objection to peaceful, law-abiding protest. However, today an activist climbed onto the roof of a wagon approaching our shale gas exploration site on Preston New Road causing inconvenience and disruption to road users on the highway. Our employees, contractors, and suppliers and the general public using the …
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Comprehensive environmental data which includes hundreds of thousands of separate air quality readings taken continuously for more than a year has been published by shale gas exploration operator Cuadrilla today. The company, which operates the UK’s most advanced shale gas exploration site in Preston New Road (PNR), near Blackpool, Lancashire, has posted the data on …
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Technical Director Mark Lappin will retire from his full time post with Lancashire-based shale gas exploration company Cuadrilla at the end of this month. Dr Sau-Wai Wong will take over the position on March 11, 2019. Mark has been a key member of the Cuadrilla executive management team since May 2017 and an outstanding technical …
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Lancashire-based onshore shale gas operator Cuadrilla has submitted plans to vary the type of hydraulic fracturing fluid it uses at its Preston New Road site. The company, based in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, has applied for a permit variation to the Environment Agency and the application with full details of the requested changes are open to …
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A spokesperson for Cuadrilla said: “We are naturally disappointed about the decision on Roseacre Wood and will examine the details in full before reaching a position. However, we continue to be focused on the shale gas exploration site in Preston New Road, where we have recently released very encouraging flow test results from the UK’s …
The Lancashire economy received nearly a £2m boost during the final quarter of 2018, when the first hydraulic fracturing into shale rock took place in the UK for seven years. Data from Cuadrilla’s latest Putting Lancashire First tracker revealed that direct spend with suppliers in the county soared to £1.8m during the three months to …
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