The grand final of the Young Engineers’ competition, for which 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, took place on Friday. Watch the video below to see which school won the grand prize!
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Cuadrilla’s statement on the Budget
Francis Egan, Cuadrilla’s Chief Executive, said: “Cuadrilla warmly welcomes today’s Budget announcements concerning shale gas. At this early stage of the industry’s development, the Government’s decision to introduce tax reforms for shale gas will greatly incentivise companies such as Cuadrilla that are undertaking and investing in exploration work. “We also support the Government’s decision to …
Cuadrilla Strengthens Commitment to Environmental Assessments and Shale Exploration in Lancashire
Francis Egan, Cuadrilla’s Chief Executive, said: “Ongoing technical analysis of the data we have gathered from our exploration of the Bowland Basin Shale in Lancashire has confirmed our assessment that the 1200 km2 licence area holds at least 200 trillion cubic feet of gas. An important next milestone for the exploration programme is to reach …
Young Engineers 2013 – Get ready, set, race!
Cuadrilla has teamed up with the Blackpool Gazette and Blackpool and the Fylde College to run a competition to help develop the skills of budding engineers on the Fylde Coast. The winning school will receive £10,000 – and those in second place will receive £2,000 – to help encourage science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Cuadrilla brings full monitoring kit to Anna’s Road site
Cuadrilla will install a comprehensive suite of monitoring equipment at its Anna’s Road site so that it can undertake seismic and fracture monitoring in the area. The company, which is exploring for natural gas in shale rock deep beneath the surface in Lancashire, completed the installation of the sensitive monitoring technology around its Banks site …
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Cuadrilla announces plans to hydraulically fracture well at Anna’s Road
Cuadrilla has announced it plans to submit a planning application to Lancashire County Council to hydraulically fracture a well at its Anna’s Road site. Cuadrilla began to drill at the Anna’s Road site, and proposes to complete a vertical well with a horizontal extension there later this year, subject to planning approval. Before Cuadrilla submits …
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Cuadrilla seeks to unlock Lancashire energy
Cuadrilla has announced it plans to submit a planning application to Lancashire County Council to hydraulically fracture and flow test the well site near Banks. Cuadrilla is exploring for natural gas in Lancashire. Having already drilled a vertical well at the site near Banks they are now planning to submit an application to advance the …
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Cuadrilla statement
In response to recent press coverage, please refer to the following statement from AJ Lucas, which is also available on their website. Cuadrilla has nothing further to add. ‘AJ Lucas (the Company) has become aware of an article that appeared in Saturday’s edition of the Financial Times in the UK entitled “Cuadrilla seeks deal with …
Latest research shows people feel more knowledgeable about shale gas and more supportive of local exploration
New research by BritainThinks reveals that local residents in Fylde, Blackpool and West Lancashire are feeling more knowledgeable about shale gas, and more supportive of continued exploration in their local area to understand the potential for shale gas in the UK. The results follow last week’s announcement from the Department of Energy and Climate Change …
DECC announcement marks turning point for UK energy
“Today’s news is a turning point for the country’s energy future. Shale gas has the potential to create jobs, generate tax revenues, reduce our reliance on imported gas, and improve our balance of payments,” said Francis Egan, CEO of Cuadrilla Resources. “Our exploration has shown that under Lancashire there is a belt of gas-filled shale …
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