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, …
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“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” I have been frequently reminded of this quote, attributed to the great American humourist Mark Twain, as I have watched, listened to and read many reports and commentary pieces on the UK’s recent decision …
A local contractor now feels he could help save or prolong someone’s life after leading shale gas exploration company Cuadrilla put him and a team of colleagues through specialist training. Matthew Hales, 33, of Astley Bridge, recently completed a Medicine in Remote Areas (MIRA) course, which is endorsed by the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, Royal …
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Leading shale gas operator Cuadrilla and its local contractors have contributed £15m into the Lancashire economy since 2016, but the firm’s CEO has warned that the benefits a shale revolution could bring to the county are being held back by unreasonable regulations. The latest Putting Lancashire First tracker results show that in the first three …
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A former highways maintenance worker has landed the role of his dreams after securing an internship with leading shale gas operator Cuadrilla, which has now become a full time job. Tom Rhodes, 34, of Poulton-le-Fylde, was determined to get into the oil and gas sector when the leading shale gas company set up an exploration …
Rowland Wright, external affairs director at leading onshore shale gas operator Cuadrilla, said: “It is disappointing to see the latest data. We’re based in Lancashire and lots of our staff live nearby so, for us, it just doesn’t reflect the continued and strengthening support that we see every day from local people. “There is clear …
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Francis Egan CEO of Cuadrilla, the UK’s leading onshore shale gas operator, said: “Natascha Engel has accurately assessed the current situation with regard to shale gas extraction in the UK. “UK shale explorers have spent hundreds of millions of pounds proving that we have enough gas beneath our feet to supply homes across the country …
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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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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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