Energy Prices / Industry Tactics / Information Level - Basic / Political Issues / Public Opinion
by Refracktion · Published March 23, 2013
As expected George Osborne used his budget speech on Wednesday to express government support for the fracking industry. He said: In the spending round, we will provide support for energy-intensive industries beyond 2015. For the North sea, we will this year sign contracts for future decommissioning relief, the expectation of...
Cuadrilla have not been noted for their commitment to Environmental Impact Assessments. They have built fracking wells with pads that are marginally smaller than the size which would have required mandatory EIAs’ and, as we reported here, https://www.refracktion.org/index.php/cuadrillas-scoping-document-for-an-eia/ , they have applied, in their EIA scoping documents submitted to LCC,...
Sometimes company names can be mildly amusing and appropriate – think “Grate Expectations” for a fireplace shop. Sometimes they can be unintentionally funny – like the now legendary “S.T.D. Contractors” service company in Pontiac near Detroit. Sometimes though people’s choices of company name can be unexpectedly revealing. Yes, we are...
Anna's Road / Meetings / Political Issues / Public Opinion
by Refracktion · Published January 26, 2013 · Last modified January 27, 2013
Cuadrilla is about to submit a planning application for horizontal fracturing at Annas Road site, but they say “Before Cuadrilla submits the planning application to Lancashire County Council, the company would like to give residents living in the area around the site an opportunity to find out more about what...
Anna's Road / Industry Tactics / Public Opinion
by Refracktion · Published January 22, 2013 · Last modified January 23, 2013
It is heartening to see the support offered to Cuadrilla’s planning application 05/12/0729 by The Windmill Youth Group. With over 80 letters of objection received so far we were impressed that a youth group stood out against the rising tide of objection with a heartfelt paean to the employment “benefits”...
Accidents / Air Polllution / Chemicals / Dangers / Earthquakes / Environment / Health Risks / Industry Tactics / Information Level - Basic / Political Issues / Radioactivity / Regulation / Water Pollution
by Refracktion · Published January 16, 2013 · Last modified June 13, 2013
The job of Health, Safety and Environment Director is an important one. We haven’t see Cuadrilla’s job description for this post , but here is how the UK’s official graduate careers website defines the responsibility of a Health and Safety Adviser (Presumably the responsibilities of a Director are commensurately greater)...
Industry Tactics / Information Level - Basic / Political Issues / Uncategorized
by Refracktion · Published January 12, 2013
The Financial Times reported yesterday that Cuadrilla Resources, the only company drilling for shale gas in the UK, is in talks to sell a stake to a big energy group, underscoring the growing investor interest in the UK’s shale gas reserves. … Another person familiar with the matter said one...
Industry Tactics / Political Issues / Public Opinion / Regulation
by Refracktion · Published December 14, 2012 · Last modified December 19, 2012
One of the very interesting things to come out of yesterday was the information that Cuadrilla’s engineers did not tell their senior management about the earth tremors which occurred near Blackpool in April and May 2011. You can see Leon Jennings, Health, Safety & Environment Director at Cuadrilla Resources giving...
by Refracktion · Published December 10, 2012 · Last modified December 11, 2012
Application number 05/12/0729 – Anna’s Road Westby Cuadrilla have applied for permission to extend their drilling as a result of their mistake at Anna’s Road. Comments and objections need to be received by 24th December. http://planningregister.lancashire.gov.uk/PlanAppDisp.aspx?recno=6193
Industry Tactics / Information Level - Basic / Political Issues / Public Opinion
by Refracktion · Published December 2, 2012
#Fracking company admits its investors may be losing patience Cuadrilla may not be prepared to wait much longer. “If we get a negative decision this week, we would have little alternative than to walk away,” Mr Egan said. We have proven that there is gas and that it will flow....
“They are lifting the ban, but they cannot supply the evidence, and the British Geological Survey report published today certainly does not do it. So in the absence of the evidence, his approach is to change the safety limits.
I look forward to him and his colleagues explaining his charter for earthquakes to the people of Lancashire, Yorkshire, the midlands, Sussex, Dorset and, indeed, Somerset who will be part of his dangerous experiment. Let me tell the Conservatives that we will hang this broken promise round their necks in every part of the country between now and the next general election."
Parliament 22 September 2022
"Additional UK production won’t materially affect the wholesale market price. This includes fracking – UK producers won’t sell shale gas to UK consumers below the market price. They’re not charities."
Twitter 7:24 AM · Feb 28, 2022
Take the advice of Greg Clark, ex-Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government
"Those who are prepared to organise to be more effective and more efficient should be able to reap substantially the rewards of that boldness ...
Take power now. Don’t let yourself, any longer, be ruled by someone else"
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