Cuadrilla has begun discussions with local communities about the next steps for its exploration of Lancashire’s Bowland shale. The company held two drop-in sessions last week. The first session on the proposals for a new vertical exploration well at Clifton was held at Freckleton Sports & Social Club on Tuesday July 23. Click here for …
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Cuadrilla continues community consultation on exploration programme
Cuadrilla has begun discussions with local communities about the next steps for its exploration of Lancashire’s Bowland shale. The company recently announced the appointment of planning consultants Arup to carry out Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) in support of planning applications for sites where it intends to drill, hydraulically fracture and test the flow of gas. …
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Cuadrilla updates its Lancashire exploration programme
Cuadrilla has announced that it intends to apply for planning consent to hydraulically fracture and test the shale at its existing exploration well at Grange Hill. It has also announced that it intends over time to apply for consent to drill, hydraulically fracture and test the gas flow at up to six new temporary exploration …
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Cuadrilla welcomes revised shale gas resource estimate
Cuadrilla has today welcomed the British Geological Survey’s estimate of the amount of natural gas locked within the shale rock of Lancashire’s Bowland Basin. The substantially increased estimate, arrived at after extensive study of the available data from a number of sources, makes clear the enormous potential of Lancashire’s natural gas resources. Francis Egan, Cuadrilla’s …
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Cuadrilla applies for new permit from Environment Agency
Following discussion with the Environment Agency (EA), Cuadrilla has decided to apply to permit its Balcombe exploration site as a mining waste facility under the European Union Mining Waste Directive. The requirements of applying for the new permit will mean a short delay to our planned drilling activity at Balcombe. Cuadrilla remains committed to undertaking …
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Cuadrilla appoints Arup to conduct independent Environmental Impact Assessments as part of Lancashire planning applications
Today, Cuadrilla announced the appointment of Arup, the engineering and design consultancy, as independent provider of Environmental Impact Assessments to be conducted as part of planning applications to explore for natural gas from shale in Lancashire. The process will start this summer, and is expected to run into the first quarter of 2014. Arup’s work …
Cuadrilla welcomes Centrica as new investment partner in Lancashire
Centrica plc has today become a 25 per cent investment partner in the Cuadrilla Resources operated Lancashire Bowland shale gas exploration licence area. The ownership of the joint venture before the transaction was 75per cent Cuadrilla and 25 per cent A J Lucas. Francis Egan, Cuadrilla’s CEO, said: “Today’s announcement represents a significant step in …
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Cuadrilla announces diagnostic well tests at Banks site
Cuadrilla, the company exploring for natural gas in Lancashire’s Bowland Basin, plans to submit a modified planning application to Lancashire County Council to carry out a number of different diagnostic well tests on their exploration well at Banks. The tests will not involve hydraulic fracturing, as envisaged in the previously submitted planning application. The diagnostic …
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Cuadrilla commences local discussions concerning Balcombe test drilling plans
Cuadrilla has announced plans to drill an exploration well at its Balcombe site later this year. The company intends to commence discussions with local residents to explain exactly what this work will involve. The drilling work will commence in the summer. Specifically Cuadrilla plans to drill and take samples of the underground rock in a …
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Cuadrilla wins gold in 2013 RoSPA Occupational Health & Safety Awards
CUADRILLA has been awarded the Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The RoSPA Awards scheme, dating back 57 years, is the largest and longest-running programme of its kind in the UK. It recognises commitment to accident and ill health prevention and is open to …
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