Picture Post: Storm Callum delays Cuadrilla’s first frack
Cuadrilla confirmed this morning it had postponed the start of fracking at its Preston New Road site near Blackpool until Monday.
Campaigners seek emergency court injunction against fracking at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site
A Lancashire campaigner is going to court to try to stop Cuadrilla fracking near Blackpool. He says he fears the authorities have failed to protect local people from emergencies at the site.
Cuadrilla announces fracking go-ahead for second well
The shale gas company Cuadrilla, announced this morning it had received permission to frack its second horizontal well in Lancashire.
‘Government is using Lancashire residents as guinea pigs in a fracking impacts experiment’ – doctors
An open letter from two doctors has accused the energy minister, Claire Perry, of using Cuadrilla’s fracking site near Blackpool to study the impact of toxic chemical emissions on people. Consultants’ letter to Claire Perry
Cuadrilla applies for government consent to frack second Lancs shale gas well
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, announced this afternoon it had applied to the government for consent to frack its second horizontal well at its Preston New Road site near Blackpool.
Cuadrilla completes second shale gas well and prepares to frack as hosepipe ban is announced
Cuadrilla said this morning it had finished drilling the UK’s second horizontal shale gas well and would soon prepare for hydraulic fracturing at the site in Lancashire. The announcement coincided with news that a hose pipe ban for residents in the county would begin on 5 August.
UK’s first horizontal shale gas well completed – fracking due late summer
Drilling of the UK’s first horizontal shale gas well has been completed, Cuadrilla announced this morning.
