Cuadrilla to revive UK fracking drive within days at Lancashire well
by Adam Vaughan Energy correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#406R2)
Shale gas giant to restart controversial drilling after years of delays and protests
The UK shale industry's long-delayed fracking drive will begin again next week, after the leading company Cuadrilla confirmed it will start working on a well in Lancashire within days.
The well at Preston New Road, between Blackpool and Preston, will be the first to be fracked in the UK since 2011, after years of hold-ups due to a moratorium, regulatory changes and planning battles.
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