Cuadrilla’s bid to delay restoration of Lancashire fracking site – details published
Plans by Cuadrilla for a two-year delay in restoring its controversial fracking site near Blackpool were published today.
Plans by Cuadrilla for a two-year delay in restoring its controversial fracking site near Blackpool were published today.
Fracking in England in 2022 was tied to the fate of the three prime ministers who held office during the year.
Opposition to fracking continues to exceed support, according to the annual government survey of public attitudes published today. But support has increased since the last survey a year ago and opposition has fallen.
The fracking company, Cuadrilla, has given formal notice that it intends to apply to extend the life of its shale gas site at Preston New Road in Lancashire.
A government minister has dismissed calls to put the moratorium on fracking in England into law.
Cuadrilla’s Australian owner has condemned the reinstatement of the moratorium on fracking in England as a betrayal of the shale gas industry.
The oil and gas operator, Egdon Resources, has reported increased revenues of more than 530% because of rising production and prices.
“This is not the moment to abandon the campaign for net zero”, the former UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, told the opening day of the COP27 climate talks in Egypt.
Three years ago today, the government formally confirmed a moratorium on fracking in England.
Anti-fracking groups in Lancashire are calling on the government and regulators to order the permanent plugging and abandonment of wells at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site.