Cuadrilla warmly welcomes this announcement from the Government and its continued commitment to get exploration for shale gas underway in the UK. It is undoubtedly in the national and the local interest to ascertain whether we will be able to satisfy the continued need for natural gas in the UK from our own indigenous onshore …
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As one of the club’s main sponsors Cuadrilla and Centrica Energy – will again have their names on the first team shirts for the new 2015-2016 National One League season. The agreement also means that the Lancashire shale gas exploration partners will continue to support the club’s junior rugby development. Fylde RU chairman Andy Hiles said: …
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Roy Franklin OBE has been appointed as the new Chairman of Cuadrilla Resources. Mr Franklin joined the board of Cuadrilla Resources in 2012 and will take up his new post with immediate effect. A geologist by training, he has extensive petroleum industry experience, including several positions with British oil and gas companies. He joined the …
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Following submission of Cuadrilla’s planning application for up to four shale gas exploration wells at its proposed site at Preston New Road, to the west of Little Plumpton, Lancashire County Council has formally validated and accepted the application and will now begin their own consultation regarding the proposals. The planning application and its accompanying Environmental …
Cuadrilla has submitted a planning application to Lancashire County Council (LCC) for its proposed Preston New Road shale gas exploration site. The proposal covers the works required to drill, hydraulically fracture and test the flow of gas from up to four exploration wells on the site. A detailed Environmental Statement (ES), resulting from the Environmental …
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Following extensive public consultation Cuadrilla Resources will submit, before the end of the month, a planning application to Lancashire County Council to drill, hydraulically fracture and test the flow of gas from up to four exploration wells at its proposed exploration site at Preston New Road. Once the planning application for Preston New Road has …
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Cuadrilla Resources is continuing to consult with residents on proposals for two shale gas exploration sites in the Fylde. The company has been carrying out an extensive programme of public consultation for the two sites at Roseacre Wood and Preston New Road, writing to over 9,000 households and holding a variety of events to give …
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Cuadrilla will be applying for planning permission in order to allow time to carry out measurement of the pressure of the gas in the shale rock at its Becconsall well, near Banks The well will not be hydraulically fractured. Following the pressure measurement programme it is planned that the well will be sealed and the …
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The grand final of the Young Engineers’ competition, sponsored by Cuadrilla and Centrica Energy, took place earlier this month. Cuadrilla teamed up with the Blackpool Gazette and Blackpool and the Fylde College to help develop the skills of budding engineers on the Fylde Coast. Watch the video below to see which school won the grand …
Cuadrilla Resources has started to speak with local communities about its proposed new exploration sites in the Fylde. The company intends to apply for planning permission to hydraulically fracture and test the flow of gas from up to four wells at two new sites: one near Roseacre, and one near Little Plumpton. Last week, more …
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