First public meeting for two years on Fylde fracking
People who want to find out more about fracking in the Fylde area of Lancashire are being urged to attend the first town hall-style public meeting on the subject for more than two years.
Cuadrilla accounts: Losses continue as CEO condemns “irresponsible and intimidating” activists
Cuadrilla has accused some of the opponents of its shale gas operations in Lancashire of “irresponsible and intimidating behaviour”.
Protest update: 5-11 June 2017
In this week’s update: Post-election lock-on outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site First lock-on at UKOG’s Broadford Bridge site Overnight watch for the arrival of drilling rig Dawn vigil in West Sussex
Second legal challenge over Lancs fracking site goes to Court of Appeal
Anti-fracking campaigner Gayzer Frackman has won the right to pursue his legal challenge against permission for Cuadrilla’s Lancashire shale gas site.
Supplier to Lancs shale gas site pulls out of contract after single delivery
A company supplying fuel to Cuadrilla’s shale gas site in Lancashire has announced it is pulling out of the contract.
Community group wins right to continue legal fight against fracking in Lancashire
A Lancashire residents’ group is to fight on in with its legal challenge to permission for fracking at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool.
June 2017 drilling headlines
DrillOrDrop’s June 2017 digest of news about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas updated daily. For headlines from previous months, click here
First rig in place at Cuadrilla’s Lancs shale gas site
Cuadrilla installed a conductor rig this morning at its shale gas site at Preston New Road in Lancashire.
Protest update: 29 May-4 June 2017
In this week’s update: Demonstrations against Church of England investment in fossil fuels Lock-on protests in Chesterfield and Preston New Road European anti-fracking campaigners join rally outside Cuadrilla’s site Petition with thousands of names against unconventional oil and gas delivered to the Scottish Parliament Opponents of drilling in […]
Cuadrilla says work on shale gas site boosted spending with Lancashire suppliers
Cuadrilla released figures today which showed it spent £650,000 with suppliers based in Lancashire in the four months to the end of March 2017. The company said this was more than it spent with suppliers in the preceding 11 months.
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