Cuadrilla is seeking to raise the height of the rig and the volume of noise it can make at a Lancashire shale gas site next to an internationally-important bird reserve.
Half an hour ago a second supplier pulled out of a contract with Cuadrilla for its fracking site at Preston New Road near Blackpool.
The Bolton company, Armstrong Aggregates has announced it will stop supplying Cuadrilla’s fracking site at Preston New Road near Blackpool. But Cuadrilla said the contract had already been fulfilled.
The shale gas company, INEOS, has been accused of bullying landowners to allow access for geological surveys.
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The Australian investor, David Lenigas, says the Brockham well near Dorking in Surrey is key to unlocking potential oil production in the Weald Basin in southern England.
Residents living near Cuadrilla’s fracking site in Lancashire have called for tougher action from the authorities.
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In this week’s post: Security guard and woman protester injured by contractor vehicle at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road plus an early morning lock-on protest March through the village of Marsh Lane of opponents of INEOS plans for shale gas exploration Closure of Brockham Protection Camp
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