Cuadrilla says it is not planning to abandon fracking in Lancashire
by Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#4SHA4)
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Cuadrilla is not abandoning its fracking ambitions in Lancashire and still plans to apply for an extension to its shale gas campaign, the company has said.
The company hopes to apply to Lancashire county council to extend drilling at the Preston New Road site beyond a 30 November cut-off point. Work had been suspended in August after the location recorded its largest ever tremor and Cuadrilla hopes to lodge its appeal once a review of the quake is completed.
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