UK Government Clears Cuadrilla To Frack Shale Gas Site

Shale gas developer Cuadrilla Resources Ltd. on July 24 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.

The government said it had granted approval for hydraulic fracturing to take place at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site in northwest England.

“I have carefully considered Cuadrilla’s application and I am content that hydraulic fracturing consent should be granted in this instance,” Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry said in a statement.