Cuadrilla granted environmental permits for shale gas exploration

Cuadrilla Resources said that the Environment Agency has granted Cuadrilla all of the environmental permits required to carry out operations safely at its proposed shale gas exploration site at Roseacre Wood.

Francis Egan, CEO of Cuadrilla, in response to the authorization said,“We are pleased that the Environment Agency has granted our permits for our proposed exploration site at Roseacre Wood which follows the approval for permits at our other proposed site at Preston New Road.”

Egan added that following a rigorous review and public consultation of all of the permit applications by the regulator, Cuadrilla’s proposed exploratory operations will be carried out responsibly ensuring the local environment is protected.

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