Pictures: More equipment enters frack site
At least 10 lorry loads of equipment were delivered today to decommission two former shale gas wells at Cuadrilla’s mothballed fracking site near Blackpool.
Updated: Decom equipment delivered to frack site
Decommissioning of Cuadrilla’s mothballed fracking wells is due to get underway within days after a crane was delivered to the site near Blackpool.
News on action over Cuadrilla’s breached fracking site due within weeks
Lancashire County Council is expected to announce by the end of January what action it will take on Cuadrilla’s fracking site which is now in breach of planning permission.
“Rig shortage” delays abandonment of Cuadrilla’s fracked wells
Work to decommission mothballed shale gas wells at the Preston New Road fracking site in Lancashire is now expected to take until the end of March 2025, Cuadrilla has revealed.
Cuadrilla breaches planning consent over failure to abandon fracking wells
The UK’s most controversial shale gas site has failed to meet the deadline to plug two fracked wells – putting it in breach of planning consent.
Moira O’Mahoney 1957-2024
Members of anti-fracking groups in Sefton and west Lancashire have been paying tribute to their friend and campaigner, Moira O’Mahoney, who died recently.
Disappointment over “lack of progress” on decommissioning Cuadrilla’s fracking site
People living near Cuadrilla’s mothballed fracking site in Lancashire say they are disappointed about the lack of progress on plugging and abandoning the wells and returning the land to farming.
Cuadrilla’s progress report on mothballed frack site is late again
A progress report on decommissioning Cuadrilla’s fracking site in Lancashire is late, for the second time.
Summer 2024 diary
DrillOrDrop’s diary of events in summer 2024 involving the UK onshore oil and gas industry and campaigns about it.
Delays to timetable for plugging Cuadrilla’s fracked wells
Cuadrilla’s plan to decommission its fracked wells in Lancashire is already behind schedule.
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