Public consultation materials regarding a revised transport route strategy and related environmental information for Cuadrilla’s application for a temporary shale gas exploration site at Roseacre Wood, Lancashire have been released today. The consultation will run from 29th November 2017 to 10th January 2018. Francis Egan, CEO of Cuadrilla, said: “We believe that the proposed new …
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LOCAL RESIDENTS CHOOSE TO SHARE £100,000 PRESTON NEW ROAD SHALE GAS EXPLORATION PAYMENT
Cuadrilla has confirmed to local residents near its shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road, Lancashire, that the £100,000 community benefit payment for the second exploration well will be split proportionately between all households within one and a half kilometres of the site. This decision follows an independent consultation, carried out by MES (Membership …
CUADRILLA’S SHALE GAS EXPLORATION DRIVES NEARLY £5M INTO LANCASHIRE ECONOMY
Cuadrilla has today (26 October) issued its latest “Putting Lancashire First” commitments tracker to include figures up to 30th September 2017. The latest report reveals that during the last quarter, when drilling work began at its Preston New Road site, spend in the Lancashire economy has increased by almost £2 million to a total of …
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CUADRILLA TO SUBMIT NEW PLANNING APPLICATION FOR FLOW TEST OF EXISTING OIL WELL IN BALCOMBE
Cuadrilla plans to submit a new planning application to West Sussex County Council to flow test and monitor its existing exploration oil well at its site in Lower Stumble, Balcombe. Cuadrilla was granted planning permission for the site in May 2014 to flow test and monitor the exploration well, which was drilled in the summer …
CUADRILLA OPENS UP ITS SHALE GAS EXPLORATION SITE FOR LIVE STREAM TOURS
Cuadrilla is to become the first UK operator to open up its shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road (PNR) to the public for a webcast tour and live stream Q&A session called PNR Live. This will give everyone in Lancashire, and beyond, the opportunity to see the operations underway at the site. Viewers …
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CUADRILLA MAKES FIRST £100,000 PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND
Cuadrilla has today (17 August) made a payment of £100,000 to an independent Community Benefit Fund which will distribute the money to community projects to be agreed with the community local to the Preston New Road shale gas exploration site. This is in line with the UK Onshore Oil and Gas Community Engagement Charter and …
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CUADRILLA’S OPERATIONS AT PRESTON NEW ROAD DOUBLES INVESTMENT INTO LANCASHIRE
Cuadrilla has today (11 August) issued an update to its “Putting Lancashire First” commitments tracker to include figures to 30th June 2017. The latest figures show that the site construction work during April to June this year, at the company’s shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road in Lancashire, has more than doubled the …
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DRILLING RIG FOR UK’S FIRST HORIZONTAL SHALE GAS WELLS ARRIVES AT CUADRILLA’S LANCASHIRE EXPLORATION SITE
The drilling rig that will be used to drill the first two horizontal wells to be drilled into UK shale rock has been delivered to Cuadrilla’s shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road, Lancashire. Francis Egan, CEO of Cuadrilla, said: “We are very pleased to have taken delivery of the drilling rig to our …
CUADRILLA’S OPERATIONS SIGNIFICANTLY BOOSTS INVESTMENT IN LANCASHIRE ECONOMY
Cuadrilla has today (31 May) issued an update to its “Putting Lancashire First” commitments tracker to include figures to 31st March 2017. The new figures show that since Cuadrilla began operations on its shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road at the start of 2017 the company’s activities have contributed almost the same amount …
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CUADRILLA LAUNCHES ePortal TO SHARE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING DATA FOR ITS PRESTON NEW ROAD EXPLORATION SITE
Cuadrilla has launched an online ePortal to allow members of public to view the status of environmental monitoring of its shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road, Little Plumpton. The design of the portal has taken into account environmental priorities set out by local people during the public consultation which was undertaken for the …