Blackpool: Energy firm to begin work on closing fracking site

Blackpool: Energy firm to begin work on closing fracking site

Cuadrilla says work will start in February - around two months after the deadline set by the council.

UK's Last Shale Gas Wells Ordered to Shut Down Despite Energy Shortages

The North Sea Transition Authority has ordered Cuadrilla to destroy the UK’s only viable shale gas wells, forcing the company to fill them with concrete

UK's last fracking wells to close despite dwindling gas stocks

The UK's last fracking wells are set to be closed and filled with cement despite warnings that Britain's gas stockpiles are dwindling

UK's last fracking wells to be filled with cement despite dwindling gas stocks

The UK’s last fracking wells are set to be closed and filled with cement despite warnings that Britain’s gas stockpiles are dwindling. In an open letter, the North Sea Transition Authority regulator told the energy firm Cuadrilla to plug the two wells at Preston New Road in Lancashire before decommissioning them by 30th June 2025. Cuadrilla confirmed on Tuesday evening work to decommission the sites would begin next month. There has been a morat…