URGENT:Fracking company Cuadrilla Resources will announce the findings from its Lancashire test sites tomorrow (21 September) at 11am at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool. Local people are organising a demonstration outside the hotel at 11am – get there if you can. Also see the Frack Off Press Release.
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Blog Who are Cuadrilla – Company Overview – Nov 2014
Like many medium-sized companies, Cuadrilla is a network of companies owned by a parent. The parent is the most important bit: this ‘holding company’ is Cuadrilla Resource Holdings Ltd (CRH). CRH owns nine further UK companies, and seven in Europe (see below for all CRC’s companies). Each company is seperate from, but owned by, CRH. […]
Uncategorized The march from Camp Frack
As the dust settles after Camp Frack it’s my job now to describe the events of yesterday, try to sum up the camp as a whole and discern a way forward from here, personally and for the campaign. This last bit is not going to be easy for me, not least because my feelings at […]
News Some insight into Cuadrilla’s PR strategy
Cuadrilla have recently become increasing vocal about the fact that shale gas extraction has been going on in the UK for decades, so there’s nothing to worry about. In their PR they refer to their site at Elswick as a well that’s been producing gas safely since 1992. In a debate that took place at […]
Blog Today we march, tomorrow we plan
At 8am the camp is only just beginning to wake up for what is sure to be a very interesting day. Many people will be focussing their energy on planning and organising the march from the camp site up to the drill rig 2 miles up the road that will be taking place this afternoon. […]
Blog Why does Cuadrilla own an old gas well near Elswick in Lancashire?
The Elswick-1 gas well was completed and stimulated by Independent Energy in 1993. The gas field, which was commissioned in 1996, produces gas from a low permeability sandstone reservoir at a depth of around 4000 ft and is used to generate power which is fed into the electricity grid. It has generated around 1 MW […]
Blog Adventures with the Beeb
It’s been a long day but a good day. It’s been great seeing the camp take shape. It’s 9.30 and it’s dark and getting cold but people are still working hard all over the site to get everything ready for the first official day of Camp Frack tomorrow. There are workshops to organise, security shifts […]
Blog Day Two in Lancashire
Day two in Lancashire started pretty slowly. After attending the REAF meeting the previous night and having lots of engaging discussions with the local campaigners I lay awake for what seemed like hours, my brain buzzing, assimilating what I had heard and trying to work out how I might be able to contribute to their […]