Officials back another three years for Rathlin Energy at E Yorks gas site
Council planners have recommended the West Newton-A gas exploration site in East Yorkshire should be allowed to continue until 2021.
Cuadrilla accepted tough controls on fracking earth tremors six years ago
The fracking company that warned today it was “about to choke” from regulations on earth tremors worked with government officials six years ago to develop rules that were stricter than those used in other countries.
Largest tremor so far stops Cuadrilla’s fracking again
Cuadrilla had to stop fracking again this morning because of another earth tremor – the biggest recorded so far.
The shadow of Preese Hall over UK fracking regulations
Cuadrilla’s current fracking site in Lancashire passed a milestone on Friday.
Tremor tracker
This post tracks the series of earth tremors linked to fracking at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site in Lancashire. A red event, measuring 0.9ML was recorded at 13.41 on 14 December. It followed 7 smaller tremors which had all occurred in the previous 45 minutes. The […]
First red-level tremor at Cuadrilla’s fracking site
A 0.8 magnitude earth tremor was recorded today near Cuadrilla’s fracking site at Preston New Road on the edge of Blackpool.
Second amber tremor at Cuadrilla’s fracking site
Cuadrilla confirmed this evening there was a 0.3ML earth tremor during fracking this afternoon at its Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool.
