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Cuadrilla Owners Explore Options, Including Selling Company
Investors backing closely held Cuadrilla Resources Ltd., which pioneered UK shale gas drilling before becoming mired in red tape, are exploring options including an outright sale of the company.
8:00 PM EST | September 05, 2019
Cuadrilla Using Shale Site to Explore Hydrogen Option
Cuadrilla Resources Ltd. is looking at ways to produce hydrogen from its stalled shale gas exploration site in northwest England to benefit from UK policy pushing the green fuel.
8:00 PM EST | July 01, 2019
In First For UK, Govt Clears Cuadrilla To Frack Shale Gas Site
Cuadrilla became the first operator in Britain to receive final consent from the government to frack an onshore horizontal exploration well, paving the way for commercial production.
8:00 PM EST | July 23, 2018
Drilling and Completion Tick Up in the UK
A handful of wells mark the return of upstream development in the UK.
8:00 PM EST | September 20, 2017
Green Energy Firm Fights UK Fracking Plans
Green energy firm Ecotricity is challenging the fracking industry by submitting applications for its new Green Gas Mills on sites already proposed for fracking.
7:00 PM EST | December 08, 2016
UK Government Gives Go-Ahead for Fracking in NW England
The UK Department of Communities and Local Government rules that Cuadrilla Resources can proceed with shale gas exploration, including hydraulic fracturing, at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire.
8:00 PM EST | October 05, 2016
UK Minister Says Govt Backs Fracking, Ahead of Key Permit Decision
The UK government still supports fracking in general, says Communities Minister Sajid Javid, days before his department is due to rule on whether to grant a shale gas fracking permit in northwest England.
8:00 PM EST | October 02, 2016
UK Shale Gas: UKOOG Responds to Labour's Fracking Ban Pledge
UKOOG says that a "one size fits all" approach to energy policy in the UK would have a detrimental effect on the economy as the Labour Party pledges to ban fracking.
8:00 PM EST | September 25, 2016
UK PM: Households to Receive Share in Fracking Wealth
UK Prime Minister Theresa May seeks to overcome local opposition to fracking by insisting monies from the Shale Wealth Fund go directly to households in areas where the activity occurs.
8:00 PM EST | August 06, 2016
Shale Gas UK: A Pivotal Year Ahead
A new-found determination from the UK government to fast track the development of a shale gas industry means 2016 looks set to be a make-or-break year for the UK's frackers.
7:00 PM EST | January 07, 2016
UK Uses New Powers to Rule on Cuadrilla Shale Gas Permits
The UK will use new powers to determine whether to allow shale gas firm Cuadrilla Resources to carry out fracking at two sites in northwest England.
7:00 PM EST | November 26, 2015
UK Awards 27 Blocks for Shale Exploration in Latest Licensing Round
The Oil & Gas Authority announces that 27 onshore blocks from the 14th Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round will be formally offered to companies involved in shale gas exploration.
8:00 PM EST | August 17, 2015
What Now for UK Shale Gas?
Rigzone asks UKOOG Chief Executive Ken Cronin what's next for the UK's nascent shale gas industry.
8:00 PM EST | July 26, 2015
Cuadrilla Appeals Council's Shale Gas Planning Refusals
Cuadrilla Resources says it will appeal decisions made last month by a local authority in northwest England to refuse planning applications for shale gas exploration sites.
8:00 PM EST | July 22, 2015
Cuadrilla Suffers Further Setback as Fracking Application Rejected
Cuadrilla Resources suffers another setback to its plans to frack for shale gas in northwest England after local authority rejects another application to drill in Lancashire.
8:00 PM EST | June 28, 2015
Cuadrilla Defends Fracking Plans Following Application Rejection
Cuadrilla defends its proposed plans for shale gas fracking in northwest England, following Lancashire County Council's decision to reject the company's application due to traffic related issues.
8:00 PM EST | June 25, 2015
British Officials Reject Key Shale Gas Fracking Application
British officials reject a Cuadrilla Resources application for shale gas fracking in northwest England, a landmark decision that is likely to deter potential investors in Britain's nascent shale gas industry.
8:00 PM EST | June 24, 2015
UK Officials Delay Decision On Key Shale Gas Permit Again
British officials have adjourned until Monday the process for deciding whether to grant shale gas firm Cuadrilla Resources a project planning permit in northwest England.
8:00 PM EST | June 23, 2015
UK Officials Delay Shale Permit Decision To Wednesday
British officials have adjourned until Wednesday the process for deciding on whether to grant shale gas firm Cuadrilla a project planning permit in northwest England.
8:00 PM EST | June 22, 2015
Planning Officers Approve Cuadrilla Fracking Project in UK
Planning officers at Lancashire County Council have approved a proposed fracking project in the UK, according to a Cuadrilla statement.
8:00 PM EST | June 14, 2015
UK Shale Gas Firm Cuadrilla Hits Further Planning Snag
Cuadrilla hits another obstacle to getting the gas out of the ground when a local council refuses it a permit for a site where it wanted to take geological measurements.
7:00 PM EST | February 24, 2015
Cuadrilla Gets Planning Set Back to its Fracking Plans
Local planning officers deal a blow to Cuadrilla's fracking plans at Preston New Road and Roseacre despite the award of Environment Agency permits.
7:00 PM EST | January 20, 2015
Shale Firm Cuadrilla Wins UK Exploration Permits
The UK's Environment Agency grants permits to shale gas firm Cuadrilla Resources to carry out exploration at a site in northwest England.
7:00 PM EST | January 15, 2015
UK Announces 14th Onshore Licensing Round
UK Energy Minister Matthew Hancock announces the country's 14th Landward Licensing Round.
8:00 PM EST | July 27, 2014
Cuadrilla Drilling Application Accepted by Lancashire Council
Cuadrilla Resources is a step closer to starting fracking operations in the northwest of England after Lancashire County Council validates and accepts an application to drill at Preston New Road.
8:00 PM EST | June 10, 2014
UK Shale Gas Firm Cuadrilla to Submit Plans to Frack in Lancashire
UK shale gas firm Cuadrilla Resources to submit plans to hydraulically fracture up to four exploration wells in Lancashire.
8:00 PM EST | May 18, 2014
Cuadrilla Consults Residents Ahead of Exploration Frack
Cuadrilla Resources engages with public ahead of fracking in Lancashire, England.
8:00 PM EST | April 22, 2014
Cuadrilla: UK Could Produce Shale Gas in 4 Years in Emergency
Shale gas production could begin within four years if the current crisis in Ukraine escalates.
8:00 PM EST | April 01, 2014
Britain Far from Primed for Shale Gas Exploration, Experts Say
Britain's lack of onshore drilling infrastructure and local opposition will impede the development of shale gas exploration, according to speakers at the Shale UK conference.
7:00 PM EST | March 04, 2014
Cuadrilla CEO: Greens Making the 'Perfect' the Enemy of the 'Good'
Environmentalists opposed to shale gas fracking risk damaging the role that natural gas can play in combating manmade carbon dioxide emissions.
7:00 PM EST | February 19, 2014
Foreign Interest in UK Shale Gas Steps Up
A recent shale gas deal in northwest England looks to be the start of several farm-ins involving large, international firms seeking exposure to unconventional oil and gas in the UK.
7:00 PM EST | November 20, 2013
GDF Suez Buys into UK Shale Gas Projects
GDF Suez will buy a 25-percent share in 13 UK unconventional gas licenses currently owned by Dart Energy in a farm-out deal.
8:00 PM EST | October 21, 2013
Survey: Bowland Basin Residents 'Support' Shale Gas Exploration
A survey shows that 57 percent of respondents who live in the Bowland Basin shale gas area in northwest England support shale gas exploration.
8:00 PM EST | October 16, 2013
UKOOG: Greenpeace's Anti-Fracking Plan 'Misleading'
Greenpeace's plan to encourage UK landowners to join together in legally opposing hydraulic fracturing is "misleading", according to the UK Onshore Operators Group.
8:00 PM EST | October 13, 2013
Shale Gas Explorer Cuadrilla to Shift UK Drilling Site
Cuadrilla says it quit a potential exploration site in northern England over concerns that its operations would disrupt bird life and will select an alternative site nearby.
8:00 PM EST | October 03, 2013
Cuadrilla Completes Balcombe Drill
Cuadrilla Resources completes its controversial drill at Balcombe, England, confirming the presence of hydrocarbons there.
8:00 PM EST | September 23, 2013
Gas Driller Freezes Plans in Rural Britain after Fracking Protests
Shale gas driller Cuadrilla Resources withdraws an application to extend drilling and horizontal well testing at a site near Balcombe village beyond Sept. 28.
8:00 PM EST | September 02, 2013
Cuadrilla Scales Back Drilling due to Anti-Fracking Protest
Cuadrilla Resources says it will temporarily scale back its drilling activities in Balcombe, southern England, due to stepping up of anti-fracking protest.
8:00 PM EST | August 15, 2013
New Permit Proposals Could Slow UK Shale Drilling
Britain's Environment Agency proposes new guidance that could further delay the already lengthy application process for launching shale and other unconventional oil and gas exploration.
8:00 PM EST | August 08, 2013