Cuadrilla Resources5 hrs agoCuadrilla granted five-year extension at gas siteCuadrilla is granted permission to run its gas extraction plant at Elswick in Lancashire until 2030.5 hrs ago30 Jan 2025Energy firm to begin work on closing fracking siteCuadrilla says work will start in February - around two months after the deadline set by the council.30 Jan 202510 Dec 2024Why has fracking site not been restored?Cuadrilla's deadline for decommissioning its shale gas wells at its site near Blackpool has passed.10 Dec 202429 Sep 2022Fracking will only resume with consent, PM insistsLiz Truss says fracking will need local agreement, but does not explain how consent will be gauged.29 Sep 202222 Sep 2022Locals react to lifting of fracking banAnti-fracking protesters in Lancashire return to the site of the UK's only shale gas wells.22 Sep 20228 Sep 2022Lancashire reacts to PM lifting fracking banLocals who live near a fracking site react to the prime minister lifting a ban on hydraulic fracturing.8 Sep 20222 Apr 2022Fracking 'worth exploring' says British Gas ownerCentrica's boss tells the BBC that the UK should be open to the idea of bringing back fracking.2 Apr 202231 Mar 2022Fracking firm given extra year to evaluate wellsFracking firm Cuadrilla will not have to concrete over controversial shale gas wells near Blackpool.31 Mar 202215 Mar 2022Deadlock over plan to seal up fracking wellsThe UK's only two shale gas wells are set to be put permanently out of use at the end of June.15 Mar 2022...
