Government responds to fracking industry legal letter
A government department has confirmed it has acted on a threat of legal action from the onshore shale gas industry over the moratorium on fracking.
COP26: Fracking owner criticises UK government over climate policy
The Australian owner of the fracking company, Cuadrilla, has blamed the UK government’s net zero policy for increasing energy prices.
No way forward for fracking two years after 2.9ML earthquake
Two years after the UK’s strongest fracking-induced earthquake, there’s no agreement on how to manage shale gas risks, an exploration company said today.
Cuadrilla-Third Energy deal on Yorkshire gas
Cuadrilla and Third Energy have entered an agreement on gas appraisal plans in Ryedale, North Yorkshire.
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UK tax benefits boost finances of Cuadrilla’s Australian owner
The Australian mining company that owns Cuadrilla is back in profit, partly thanks to benefits from the UK tax system.
“Largely non-operational” Cuadrilla Resources declares £38m annual loss
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla Resources, has described itself as “largely non-operational” following the moratorium on fracking in England.
Kerogen MD joins Cuadrilla boards
Senior figures from Cuadrilla’s backers in Australia and Hong Kong have been appointed to the company’s boards.
Funding in fracking firm Cuadrilla to be slashed – forecast
A major cut in investment in the shale gas company, Cuadrilla, is likely in the coming months, its owner has predicted.
Cuadrilla hints at a long game for UK fracking
Lancashire shale gas will take longer to exploit than expected but the potential value remains, Cuadrilla’s chief executive told an Australian business newspaper today.
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