Leading onshore shale gas exploration operator Cuadrilla today confirmed it has resumed hydraulic fracturing operations at its flagship Lancashire site in Preston New Road. The company announced that it would return to operations last month and has secured all the required permits and permissions to fracture up to 45 stages on its second horizontal well …
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CUADRILLA SEEKS VARIATION ON PLANNING CONDITION AT PRESTON NEW ROAD LEADING shale gas exploration operator Cuadrilla will seek a minor variation under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to one of the conditions of its planning permission at its flagship Lancashire fracking site in Preston New Road. The company, based in …
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CUADRILLA CALLS FOR UK GAS IMPORTS TO REACH NET ZERO BY 2050 Cuadrilla CEO Francis Egan today tackled Jeremy Corbyn’s demand to ban fracking and called on the Labour Party to abandon its support for importing gas and exporting UK jobs and support instead a plan to eliminate gas imports into the UK by 2050. …
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Leading onshore shale gas exploration operator Cuadrilla has today successfully remobilised hydraulic fracturing equipment to its flagship Lancashire site in Preston New Road. The company opted for an early morning convoy delivery in line with existing planning permission, designed to minimise disruption to everyone using Preston New Road. Laura Hughes, Projects and Operations Director at …
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Leading onshore shale exploration operator Cuadrilla today confirmed that it will return to hydraulic fracturing and flow testing of natural gas at its flagship Lancashire site in Preston New Road, near Blackpool. The company, which is based just outside Preston, will remobilise hydraulic fracturing and testing equipment in the third quarter of 2019 and, subject …
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Nick Mace, environmental and permits manager at Cuadrilla, said that a very small number of data points recorded and reported each month were missed out during a short period of time. The vast majority of parameters were monitored and reported compliantly. Nick added: “The site is the most monitored in Europe and Cuadrilla takes its …
Francis Egan, Chief Executive Officer of Cuadrilla, said: “We respect the right to legal and peaceful protest but too often we have seen the opposite with dangerous, disrespectful and illegal activity around our shale gas exploration site in Preston New Road. Local people, our staff and contractors have rights too and they must be equally …
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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“We have demobilised some of the specialist equipment from our shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road as we’ve finished this particular part of the work programme. “We’re looking forward now to the next phase of hydraulic fracturing and unlocking a huge economic opportunity for the county and country for decades to come. Please …
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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 …
