Fracking investors losing patience with planning delays, says industry boss
by Damian Carrington from Environment | The Guardian on (#1EA1D)
Head of Cuadrilla's warning to UK energy minister over 'unnecessary delays' comes ahead of Yorkshire shale gas planning decision
The backers of fracking in the UK do not have "limitless patience" for planning delays, according to a leading industry boss.
Francis Egan, chief executive of Cuadrilla, warned that despite the government's promise to fast track fracking, the planning process remains a slow lane. The comments come just ahead of a planning decision in Yorkshire on Third Energy's application for shale gas exploration.
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